shortadj.短的;个子矮的;短期的;短暂的；adv.缺少;不足;未达到;不及;中间(打断);过早地(终止)；n.少量烈酒;(尤指在正片前放映的)电影短片；vi.故意少给…的零头;骗取短路

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How could you do it in such a short period of time?

你是怎么在如此短的时间里做到的`？

The government is long on ideas but short on performance.

这个政府想法很多但执行的却太少。

They had achieved a lot in a short space of time.

他们在短时间内取得了很大的成绩。

The fact remains that we are still two teachers short.

实际情况是我们还缺少两名教师。

The short story is a difficult art form to master.

短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。