競選活動規定為九天也許太短了，但若選區劃分之後有三個月的時間，讓大傢有時間布陣，競選時間短一些也可以接受。 A nine-day election campaign is far too short. But if there was a three-month break for the parties to map out their strategies, then such a shorter campaigning period would be more acceptable.
一場簡短有趣的歌劇。 a short amusing opera.
短暫的沉默。 A short silence ensued.
還有短傳， And also short pass.
夠短了嗎？ Be it short enough?
短重索賠。 Claim for short weight.
截短的，縮短的 Cut short or docked.
短時期。 For a short time.
長有短的觸角的蝗蟲。 grasshopper with short antennae.
他的鉛筆很短。 His pencil is short.
他的褲子短得可笑. His trousers wereludicrously short.
剪短些就行。 I want it short.
夠短了嗎？ Is it short enough?
發出短的連續的聲音。 make short successive sounds.
繩子短了。 The rope fell short.
匆匆寫出一篇短篇小說 Dash off a short story
短裙；短發；甲板衹有一英尺長；一次投得很近的投擲。 short skirts; short hair; the board was a foot short; a short toss.
近期計劃；短期租藉；短期信貸。 short-run planning; a short-term lease; short-term credit.
短暫的生命；短程飛行；很短的假期；小故事；僅僅短短的幾個月。 a short life; a short flight; a short holiday; a short story; only a few short months.
生存極短時間的事物 A markedly short-lived thing.
陶製短柄煙斗 A short-stemmed clay pipe.
一種短短的緊身上衣。 a short close-fitting coat.
削切擊球一記短促嚮下的擊球 A short, downward stroke.
瞌睡短而輕的覺 A short, light sleep.
食物短缺；饑荒 Shortage of food; famine.
嚴重短缺食物 A critical shortage of food.
饑荒食物嚴重的，普遍的短缺 A drastic, wide-reaching food shortage.
城市中之住宅短缺 A shortage of housing in the city.
投機商人利用石油短缺大撈一筆 Profiteers cashed in during the gasoline shortage.
汽油短缺是由司機罷工引起的。 The gasoline shortage caused by driver's strikes.
西紅柿的短缺提高了它的價格。 The shortage of tomatoes kept the prices up.
戰爭期間常發生糧食短缺現象。 Food shortage often occur in times of war.