adj.短的;矮的;短期的;短缺的;簡略的;粗暴無禮的;[語]短音的
adv.缺少;未達到;半中間(打斷);過早地(終止)
n.烈酒;電影短片;[電]短路
v.(使)短路
比較級: shorter 最高級: shortest 名詞: shortness 過去式: shorted 過去分詞: shorted 現在分詞: shorting 第三人稱單數: shorts
/">新起點小學英語五年級單詞大全adj.(形容詞)短的,矮的,低的
短暫的,短期的
縮寫的,簡略的,簡短的
缺少的,短缺的,緊缺的,緊俏的,不足的
未達到的
【語音】短音的
【冶】(金屬)易裂的,易碎的,脆的,強度不夠的
【證券】即將到期的
adv.(副詞)不足地,缺乏地
唐突地,突然地,忽然
簡短地,簡單地
未達到,不及
簡慢地
半中間(打斷),過早地(終止)
(股票投機等)以空頭方式
n.(名詞)概略,要點
不足,缺乏
蕭特(音譯名)
【語音】短音節
【音】短音符
【商】賣空,空方,空頭
【棒】游擊手
烈酒,少量烈酒
電影短片
總之,簡言之
短褲
短片,短文,短片小說
v.(動詞)故意少給,給的不足 ,短斤少兩
欺騙
【電】使短路
賣空(股票), 售賣借來的股票(證券用語)
adj.(形容詞)短的; 簡短的,短暫的 measuring little from one end to the other; not last long; brief
[A] 短期的,即將兌現的 maturing at an early date
矮的,低的 below the average height
[P] 簡稱的,簡略形式的 a shorter form of, way of saying
短缺的,未達標的 not reaching the usual standard or required weight, length, quality, etc.
[P] 不夠; 缺乏,缺少 not having much or enough of sth; lacking sth or a certain quality
簡單粗暴的,唐突無禮的 curt; abrupt
短音的 pronounced for a relatively brief time
少而濃的,烈性的 small and strong; made with spirits
油酥的 rich and crumbly as a result of containing much fat
adv.(副詞)突然,唐突地 suddenly; abruptly
n.(名詞)[C] 短路 short circuit
[C] 短片 short film, especially one shown before the main film at a cinema
[P] 烈酒 small strong alcoholic drink, especially of spirits
[P] 短褲 short trousers that do not reach the knee, e.g. as worn by children, or by adults playing sports or in hot weather
noun
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
Synonym: shortstop
2. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
3. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
Synonym: short circuit
verb
1. create a short circuit in
Synonym: short-circuit
2. cheat someone by not returning him enough money
Synonym: short-change
short什么意思
adj
1. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening
e.g. shortbread is a short crumbly cookie
a short flaky pie crust
2. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length
e.g. short skirts
short hair
the board was a foot short
a short toss
3. primarily temporal sense
indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
e.g. a short life
a short flight
a short holiday
a short story
only a few short months
4. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration
e.g. the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short
5. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices
e.g. a short sale
short in cotton
6. lacking foresight or scope
e.g. a short view of the problem
shortsighted policies
shortsighted critics derided the plan
myopic thinking
Synonym: shortsightedunforesightfulmyopic
7. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
e.g. a short memory
Synonym: unretentiveforgetful
8. not sufficient to meet a need
e.g. an inadequate income
a poor salary
money is short
on short rations
food is in short supply
short on experience
Synonym: inadequatepoor
9. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
e.g. a light pound
a scant cup of sugar
regularly gives short weight
Synonym: lightscant(p)
10. low in stature
not tall
e.g. he was short and stocky
short in stature
a short smokestack
a little man
Synonym: little
adv
1. quickly and without warning
e.g. he stopped suddenly
Synonym: abruptlysuddenlydead
2. in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
e.g. he told me curtly to get on with it
he talked short with everyone
he said shortly that he didn't like it
Synonym: curtlyshortly
3. at a disadvantage
e.g. I was caught short
Synonym: unawares
4. so as to interrupt
e.g. She took him up short before he could continue
5. at some point or distance before a goal is reached
e.g. he fell short of our expectations
6. clean across
e.g. the car's axle snapped short
7. without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold
e.g. he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash
形容詞和副詞用法(ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES)
1. -> see Please look at category 24 to if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 以下義項中未列出的表達方式請參第24項。
2. 短暫的;短促的;短期的
If something is short or lasts for a short time, it does not last very long.
e.g. The announcement was made a short time ago...
通告是不久前才宣布的。
e.g. How could you do it in such a short period of time?...
你是怎么在如此短的時間里做到的?
3. 似乎過得很快的;短暫的
If you talk about a short hour, day, or year, you mean that it seems to have passed very quickly or will seem to pass very quickly.
short的反義詞
e.g. For a few short weeks there was peace...
有過短短幾周的和平。
e.g. Only five short years later, your money will have grown by $94,000.
僅短短 5 年時間后,你的錢就會增多 94,000 美元。
4. (演講、信件、書等)短的,簡短的
A short speech, letter, or book does not have many words or pages in it.
e.g. They were performing a short extract from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona...
他們正表演莎士比亞劇作《維洛那二紳士》中的一個片段。
e.g. This is a short note to say thank you.
這是一封簡短的致謝信。
5. 矮的;個子矮的
Someone who is short is not as tall as most people are.
e.g. I'm tall and thin and he's short and fat.
我又高又瘦,他又矮又胖。
e.g. ...a short, elderly woman with grey hair...
頭發灰白的矮個子老婦人
6. (距離、長度等)短的,不長的,不遠的
Something that is short measures only a small amount from one end to the other.
e.g. The city centre and shops are only a short distance away...
市中心和商店離得很近。
e.g. A short flight of steps led to a grand doorway...
一段短短的臺階通向一個氣派的大門口。
7. 短缺的;不足的
If you are short of something or if it is short, you do not have enough of it. If you are running short of something or if it is running short, you do not have much of it left.
e.g. Her father's illness left the family short of money...
她父親的病造成家里經濟拮據。
e.g. Government forces are running short of ammunition and fuel...
政府軍的彈藥和燃料都快用完了。
8. 少于;不及;未達到
If someone or something is or stops short of a place, they have not quite reached it. If they are or fall short of an amount, they have not quite achieved it.
e.g. He stopped a hundred yards short of the building...
他在離大樓 100 碼處停下了。
e.g. So what happens if the Socialists top the poll but fall short of an absolute majority?...
那么如果社會黨人得票領先卻又未達到絕對多數,那會怎么樣呢?
9. 除…之外;沒有;如果不
Short of a particular thing means except for that thing or without actually doing that thing.
e.g. Short of climbing railings four metres high, there was no way into the garden from this road...
除非爬過 4 米高的欄桿,否則從這條路沒辦法進到園子里。
e.g. They have no means, short of civil war, to enforce their will upon the minorities.
他們只有通過內戰才能將意志強加給少數派。
10. 終止;中斷;打斷
If something is cut short or stops short, it is stopped before people expect it to or before it has finished.
short的翻譯
e.g. His glittering career was cut short by a heart attack...
他輝煌的事業因心臟病發作而被迫終止。
e.g. Jackson cut short his trip to Africa...
杰克遜提前結束了他的非洲之行。
11. 簡略的;縮寫的;簡稱的
If a name or abbreviation is short for another name, it is the short version of that name.
e.g. Her friend Kes (short for Kesewa) was in tears...
她的朋友凱斯(凱茜娃的簡稱)眼淚汪汪。
e.g. 'O.O.B.E.' is short for 'Out Of Body Experience'.
O.O.B.E. 是 Out Of Body Experience (身外體驗)的縮略形式。
12. 暴躁的;易怒的
If you have a short temper, you get angry very easily.
e.g. ...an awkward, self-conscious woman with a short temper.
脾氣暴躁、笨拙又忸怩的女人
13. 說話簡短粗暴的;簡慢無禮的
If you are short with someone, you speak briefly and rather rudely to them, because you are impatient or angry.
e.g. She seemed nervous or tense, and she was definitely short with me.
她似乎很焦慮,抑或是很緊張,對我明顯很不客氣。
14. (尤指在一時找不到廁所的情況下)內急,突然感覺要上廁所
If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet.
15. 作為簡稱;作為縮寫
If a person or thing is called something for short, that is the short version of their name.
short
e.g. Opposite me was a woman called Jasminder (Jazzy for short)...
我對面是一位名叫賈絲明德(簡稱杰絲)的女子。
e.g. This condition is called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD for short.
這種病情叫做季節性情感失調癥,或簡稱 SAD。
16. 缺乏(尤指食物)
If you go short of something, especially food, you do not have as much of it as you want or need.
e.g. Some people may manage their finances badly and therefore have to go short of essentials.
有些人可能極不善于理財,因而不得不缺衣少食地將就過活。
17. 總之;簡而言之
You use in short when you have been giving a lot of details and you want to give a conclusion or summary.
e.g. Try tennis, badminton or windsurfing. In short, anything challenging...
試試網球、羽毛球或帆板運動吧。總之,只要是有挑戰性的。
e.g. She was surrounded by doctors, lawyers, housewives — people, in short, like herself.
她被醫生、律師、家庭主婦——總之是一群像她一樣的人——所包圍著。
18. 可以說是;簡直;無異于
You use nothing short of or little short of to emphasize how great or extreme something is. For example, if you say that something is nothing short of a miracle or nothing short of disastrous, you are emphasizing that it is a miracle or it is disastrous.
e.g. The results are nothing short of magnificent...
結果非常不錯。
e.g. His last visit to Washington was little short of a fiasco.
他最近對華盛頓的訪問幾乎是一場慘敗。
19. 冒傻氣的;不聰明的;愚蠢的;不理智的
If you say that someone is, for example, several cards short of a full deck or one sandwich short of a picnic, you think they are stupid, foolish, or crazy.
short
20. 缺乏,缺少(某種優良品質)
If someone or something is short on a particular good quality, they do not have as much of it as you think they should have.
e.g. He was very short on enthusiasm...
他太缺乏熱情。
e.g. The proposals were short on detail.
這些提議缺少細節。
21. 險些(做…);差點沒(做…)
If someone stops short of doing something, they come close to doing it but do not actually do it.
short的翻譯
e.g. He stopped short of explicitly criticizing the government...
他幾乎要直言批評政府了。
e.g. The resolution stopped short of an outright declaration of independence.
這項決議幾乎成為公開的獨立宣言。
22. (因雇主付不起全工時工錢而出現的)短工時,開工不足
If workers are put on short time, they are asked to work fewer hours than the normal working week, because their employer can not afford to pay them a full time wage.
e.g. Workers across the country have been put on short time because of the slump in demand...
因需求量大幅下降,全國的工人都開工不足。
e.g. Most manufacturers have had to introduce short-time working.
大多數制造商不得不推行短工時工作制。
23. 使突然終止;使突然中斷
If something pulls you up short or brings you up short, it makes you suddenly stop what you are doing.
e.g. The name on the gate pulled me up short.
大門上的名字讓我突然停了下來。
24. 干凈利落地處理(或打敗);迅速解決
If you make short work of someone or something, you deal with them or defeat them very quickly.
e.g. Agassi made short work of his opponent.
阿加西干凈利落地擊敗了對手。
25. short of breath -> see breath
at short notice -> see notice
to sell someone short -> see sell
to get short shrift -> see shrift
to cut a long story short -> see story
to draw the short straw -> see straw
in short supply -> see supply
in the short term -> see term
名詞用法(NOUN USES)
1. 短褲
Shorts are trousers with very short legs, that people wear in hot weather or for taking part in sports.
e.g. ...two women in bright cotton shorts and tee shirts.
兩名身著色彩艷麗的棉質短褲和T恤衫的女子
2. (男式)內褲,襯褲
Shorts are men's underpants with short legs.
3. 少量烈酒(如威士忌、杜松子酒、伏特加等)
A short is a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky, gin, or vodka, rather than a weaker alcoholic drink that you can drink in larger quantities.
4. (尤指正片放映前的)電影短片
A short is a short film, especially one that is shown before the main film at the cinema.
short
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adj.(形容詞)short的基本意思是“短的”,既可指持續的時間“短”,也可指長度“短”、高度“矮”或在重量、數量等方面“短缺的,不足的,未達標的”。short指持續時間短時,有不完全、縮短或突然停止的意味。
short和表示時間的time, hour(s), year(s)等連用,可表示“不足”“不到”“短暫的”; 修飾動作或聲音,可表示“短促的”。
short也可作“簡稱的,簡略形式的”“簡單粗暴的,唐突無禮的”“少而濃的,烈性的”“短音的”“短期的,即將兌現的”“油酥的”等解。
short在句中可用作定語、表語或賓語補足語。
adv.(副詞)short用作副詞的意思是“突然地,唐突地”,有時也可作“達不到目的地”解。
short在句中多用作狀語。
n.(名詞)short用作名詞的基本意思是“短路”“短片”“短褲”,還可作“烈酒”解。
short作“烈酒”“短褲”解時通常用復數形式。用作主語時謂語動詞須用復數形式,“一條短褲”是a pair of shorts。
adj.(形容詞)run short, run short of
這兩個短語都是“快用完”的意思。前者相當于不及物動詞,主語一般為物,以主動形式表示被動意義; 后者相當于及物動詞,其主語為人或部門, of后接表示時間或錢、物的名詞。例如:
The flour is running short.
面粉快用完了。
We have run short of flour.
我們的面粉快用完了。
adv.(副詞)short, brief
這兩個詞的共同意思是“短的”。其區別在于:brief著重指時間、言談、篇幅等“短暫”“簡短”; short是普通用詞,泛指各種“短”。例如:
My acquaintance with him was brief.我與他相識的時間不長。
I went on a short trip.我作短暫的旅行。
n.(名詞)short, concise
這兩個詞都有“簡明的”“簡短的”意思。其區別在于:concise表示用較少的話準確地表述某事,無贅言; short指簡短,但不一定準確,還可用于表示時間短暫、不足等。例如:
The article is concise and to the point.這篇文章簡明扼要。
The mayor gave a short speech.市長發表了簡短的講話。
adj.(形容詞)這小伙子身材矮小。誤
The fellow is rather short in height.正
The fellow is rather short.析
short本身可表示“身材矮小”,無需加in height。他患了一種因自己身材矮小而產生的自卑情結癥。誤
He suffers from an inferiority complex because he's low.正
He suffers from an inferiority complex because he's short.析
表示“身體矮小”用short,不用low。Lab是laboratory的縮略形式。誤
“Lab” is short of “laboratory”.正
“Lab” is short for “laboratory”.析
be short of意為“缺乏…”; 要表達“是…的簡寫”,應說be short for。他們的汽油快用完了。誤
They are running shortly of gasoline.正
They are running short of gasoline.析
表示“缺少…”“快用完…”可說run short of, run在此為系動詞,故不說run shortly of。油的供應短缺了。誤
The supply of oil is running short of.正
The supply of oil is running short.我們的錢快用完了。誤
Our money is running short of.正
Our money is running short.析
“(某物)快用完”或“變得不夠用”可以用sth run short的結構,這里作主語的是物,不是人。如果用人作主語,則用 sb run short of sth 的結構,作“(某人)缺…”解。這首詩很短,可以背誦下來。誤
The poem is short to learn by heart.正
The poem is short enough to learn by heart.我們的假期太短了,不能用作旅行。誤
Our vacation is short to take for a journey.正
Our vacation is too short to take for a journey.析
在short后接主動形式的不定式表示被動意義時,它的后面必須加enough,或者在它前面加too。商品供應不足。誤
The goods are in a short supply.正
The goods are in short supply.很難買到瓷茶杯,供應非常不足。誤
Difficult to buy china cups, they are in a very short supply.正
Difficult to buy china cups, they are in very short supply.析
“(某種商品)供應不足”“不夠用”習慣用be in short supply,中間不加任何冠詞; 但可以在short前加程度副詞very,表示“供應非常不足”。昨天他對我非常無禮。誤
He was very short to me yesterday.正
He was very short with me yesterday.他對我如此粗魯,以至于我的自尊心受到了傷害。誤
He was so short to me that I felt hurt.正
He was so short with me that I felt hurt.析
“對…無禮或怠慢”,應該說be short with...,其中介詞 with不能改用 to。n.(名詞)總之,社會必須重新組織。誤
In a short, society must be reorganized.正
In short, society must be reorganized.析
in short是習慣用法, short前不加任何冠詞。總而言之,我們要作好充分準備。誤
In short word, we must get well prepared.正
In short, we must get well prepared.析
“總之”“簡言之”用in short表示,這里short是名詞,不能再加word。☆ 直接源自古英語的sceort;最初源自古典拉丁語的curtus,意為短的。
以上就是本站詳細整理的詞語short是什么意思的翻譯解釋,供大家參考一下。
She had short, wavy brown hair.(她有一頭又短又卷的褐發。)
The ball pitched a yard short.(球差一碼落了地。)
In the short run, unemployment may fall.(從短期來看,失業率可能降低。)
Short-term contracts increase staff turnover.(短期合同會增加員工的流動率。)
There followed a short silence.(接著沉默了一會兒。)
She suffered from short sight.(她眼睛近視。)
Hirst rolled a short pass to Merson.(赫斯特給默森傳了個短球。)
He had short trousers and scabby knees.(他穿著短褲,露出結痂的膝蓋。)
Her hair was short and severe.(她的頭發不長,也沒有花樣。)
That dress of hers is too short.(她那件連衣裙太短了。)
在理發店
A:Are you being served, sir?
先生,有人招呼您嗎?
short是什么意思
B:No, not yet. I just want a haircut.
還沒有。我只想理發。
A:Will you sit here, please? How would you like it cut?
請您坐這兒好嗎?想理什么樣的?
B:I want it short.
剪短些就行。
short的近義詞
A:But it’s short already, sir.
可您的頭發已經很短了。
B:I mean very short, shorter than it is now.
我的意思是很短,比現在再短些。
A:Shall I just trim it?
那就修修好吧?
B:No, You can cut quite a bit off. I like it to be very short all over. Do you see what I mean?
不,請多剪些。我想把上上下下都剪得短短的。你明白我的意思嗎?
A:Oh, I see. You like the Chinese style, don’t you?
噢,明白了,您喜歡中國式的。
B:Yes, in the Chinese style.
是的。要中國式的。
A:Would you like to have a shampoo, sir?
先生,先洗洗頭嗎?
B:No, thank you.
不用了,謝謝。
A:How about oil or spray?
要不要抹點發膏或噴點香水?
B:No, nothing of the kind.
不,什么也不用。
A:There! How is that?
好了,您看行嗎?
B:That’s very good!
很好。
周末計劃
A:What are your weekend arrangements?
你的周末怎么安排???
B:There’re many things I can do on weekends.
周末我要做很多事。
A:What sort of things are you interested in?
你對怎么樣的事感興趣?
B:I’m keen on taking short trips to nearby scenic spots. More often than not, I go with some of my friends. By the way, what are your favorites?
我喜歡到附近的風景點走一走,有時間和一些朋友一起去。順便問一下,你最喜歡做什么?
A:I love swimming and cycling. On Sunday morning I have swimming practice for an hour. In the afternoon, I just ride my bike around the city or along the country roads for almost two hours.
我喜歡游泳和騎自行車。在星期天上午,我要游泳鍛煉一小時,而下午我還要花兩小時騎車在城里轉一轉,或沿著鄉間路騎。
short
B:That’s great! I think they do you a lot of good. Where do you swim?
真不錯!我想鍛煉給了你很多好處。你在哪兒游泳?
A:Mostly in the city’s swimming pool. But on occasion, I go to the beach with friends. Well, what do you do at leisure?
大多數時候在城里的游泳池,有時候同朋友一起到海邊游,真開心!嗯,你在業余時間做什么?
short什么意思
B:I’m fond of dancing.
我喜歡跳舞。
A:Good. You really know how to enjoy yourself.
很好,你真會享受生活。
B:Thanks. And you, too, I think.
謝謝,你也差不多。
促銷
A:I am going to be home a little bit late tonight. You’ll have to have supper on your own.
今晚我要晚一點回家,你就自己吃晚飯吧。
short的反義詞
B:Why is that?
為什么?。?/p>
A:There’s a big sale at Macy’s today. Everything is either buy one, get one free, or half price.
今天麥希商店大促銷,所有的東西不是買一送一就是半價。
B:You’re not going to spend all of our money, are you?
你不會把我們所有的錢都花了吧?
short
A:Of course not. The offer is too good to pass up, isn’t it?
當然不會了。只是如此好機會不應該錯過。
B:I guess so. Would you mind picking up some shirts for me if you see some?
我想也是,如果你看到襯衣,幫我買幾件好嗎?
A:Sure, which color would you like?
好,你喜歡什么顏色。
short的解釋
B:A green and a light blue one.
一件綠色和一件淺藍色的。
A:Ok. Would you like long sleeve or short sleeve shirts?
好。你喜歡長袖還是短袖。
B:Long sleeves, please.
長袖的吧。
A:Do you need anything else?
你還需要別的嗎?
B:Check out the appliances section. We could really need another washing machine.
去看看家電區,我們可能再買一臺洗衣機。
A:Ok, I will. Hopefully that will be half off instead of buy one get one free.
好,我會去看的。希望那兒東西是半價而不是買一送一。
short在線翻譯
B:Just have a look.
去看一下吧。
A:Anything else?
還要別的嗎?
short在線翻譯
B:Actually, we could use a new lawn mower. And maybe a grill for the backyard.
實際上,我們可能要一臺新的割草機。還有后院得配一個烤架。
A:Do you just want to come along? It might be easier if we both went.
你想要和我一起去嗎?要是倆個人去可能會容易些。
B:Yeah, you’re right. Let’s go!
你說的對,我們一起去吧!
A:Do you have any money?
你有錢嗎?
B:No, but I have plenty of credit cards.
沒有,但是我有足夠的信用卡。
A:Maybe I should hang on to those. I know what happens when you get around tools and machines!
或許我應該帶著。當你在逛工具和機器區的時候,我知道會出現什么情況!
用作形容詞(adj.)
立即,倉促 with little warning用作副詞(adv.)
幾乎和…相同; 簡直是 nearly the same as用作名詞(n.)
失望 miss; be less than what is expectedHe came short of our expectation.他令我們失望。1. little short of : 簡直不比...差;
2. in short : 總之;
3. be taken short : 突然覺得要大便;
4. short of : 缺乏, 達不到;
5. for short : 簡稱, 縮寫;
6. go short : [經] 短缺, 賣空;
7. run short (of) : 缺少, 快用完;
8. short and sweet : [口]直截了當, 簡短扼要;
9. cut short : 打斷, 縮減;
10. short for : 簡短的;
用作形容詞(adj.)
It will be a saving to take a short cut.用作副詞(adv.)
Our group is two people short.用作名詞(n.)
We should go on to the next item for time is short.用作形容詞 (adj.)
~+名詞
short cut捷徑short house矮屋short stick短棍short tree矮樹動詞+~
fall short of沒有達到,未能滿足,缺乏fall short of expectations辜負某人的期望fall short of goal未達到自己的目標~+介詞
short for是…的縮略short in在…方面短(缺)的short in needed material所需材料短缺short in the sleeves袖子短了些short in understanding缺乏了解short of缺乏,缺少,有一段距離,未達到short of breath呼吸短促short of cash現金短缺short of food食物短缺short of funds資金短缺的short of meeting the requirements滿足不了這些要求short of men缺乏人力short of one million不足一百萬short of ten dollars差10美元short of water缺水short on缺乏,缺少short on housing住房缺乏short on knowledge知識膚淺用作副詞 (adv.)
動詞+~
catch short突然便急cut short使突然結束,使突然中斷pull up short突然停住sell short售光stop short突然停下來用作名詞 (n.)
動詞+~
make short of the matter長話短說,簡而言之squeeze the shorts軋空頭,迫使賣空者用高價補進形容詞+~
Bermuda shorts短褲walking shorts短褲介詞+~
for short作為簡稱,作為縮寫in short簡單地說,總之~+介詞
the long and the short of it總而言之,這事的概略The cathedral..is the shortest in England (155 feet long).