short-term

英[ˌʃɔːt ˈtɜːm]美[ˌʃɔːrt ˈtɜːrm]

adj.短期的；

例句

In a short while, the cat ate up the fish.不久, 那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。

He pretended that resigning was part of his long-term career strategy.他假装辞职是他长远事业规划的一部分。

All their money was tied up in long-term investments.他们所有的钱都搁死在长线投资上了。

His short-term memory was damaged in the accident.他的短时记忆在事故中受到了损害。

a short-term forecast of the UK economy英国经济的短期预测

When a fast ball lands short of you, you have to play back.当一个快球靠近你着地时, 你得后退一步击球。

The committee mapped out a long-term plan.委员会订出长远规划。

A funny answer might dry her up for a short time.一个滑稽可笑的回答会使她短时间内说不下去。

He will do anything short of murder to achieve his ends.为了达到目的, 他除了谋杀什么都会干。

We stopped a mile short of the top.我们在离山顶一英里的地方停了下来。

反义词

adj.

short-term的反义词之：短期的

英语六级真题

"The project has two sides," says Xavier Serrat, Neurice project manager and researcher at the University of Barcelona,"the short-term fight against the snail, and a mid- to long-term fight against climate change.

In the short-term, the birds seem to benefit from overwintering on rubbish dumps.

You have to wait for the speaker to deliver quite a chunk of language before you then put it into the second language, which puts your short-term memory under intense stress.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ-GRADED

短期的;近期的

Short-term is used to describe things that will last for a short time, or things that will have an effect soon rather than in the distant future.

例句

英汉词典释义

adj.

<商>短期的

英英词典释义

Adjective

1. relating to or extending over a limited period;