Bên cạnh CÁCH HỌC IELTS LISTENING HIỆU QUẢ, IELTS TUTOR hướng dẫn thêm Cách dùng tính từ "short" tiếng anh
1. Mang nghĩa "ngắn, thấp, lùn (khoảng cách, chiều cao"
=measuring a small height, length, or distance
IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:
- She’s short and slim, with light brown hair and blue eyes.
- You’ll need three short boards for the shelves.
- The theatre is a relatively short distance from here.
- The fence posts are all six inches short.
- The sleeves are much too short (IELTS TUTOR giải thích: tay áo ngắn quá)
2. Mang nghĩa "thời gian ngắn"
=a period of time that is short does not last very long or seems to pass quickly a short while
IELTS TUTOR lưu ý cấu trúc:
- a short period/spell
- a short stay
- a few short hours/days/weeks
IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:
- He was here for a short while last week.
- After a short period living in London, she moved back to Glasgow.
- I’m sorry this has been such a short stay.
- In a few short weeks, he’ll be going back to school (IELTS TUTOR giải thích: vài tuần tới thì trở lại trường rồi)
3. Mang nghĩa "ngắn gọn, súc tích"
=expressed in few words, or containing few pages
IELTS TUTOR lưu ý cấu trúc:
- a short article/book/poem
IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:
- Could you give us a short summary of what happened?
- It was a short book and she read it in one night.
4. Mang nghĩa "thiếu thốn, không đủ"
=used for saying that you do not have enough of something
IELTS TUTOR lưu ý cấu trúc:
- short on
- short of
- short of money/food/clothing
IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:
- Have you got any change on you?
- I’m £20 short (=I have £20 less than I need).
- We’re one waitress short tonight, so everyone will have to work harder.
- He’s very bright but a little short on personality.
- They were three short of a majority, so the vote wasn’t passed.
- Many of our clients are short of money (IELTS TUTOR giải thích: thiếu tiền )
- Dad wasn’t working and money was short.
- Skilled workers are in short supply around here.
IELTS TUTOR hướng dẫn Giải thích: be short (of/on sth)
5. Mang nghĩa "gọi ngắn lại, gọi tắt là"
=using fewer words or letters than the full form of something short for
IELTS TUTOR lưu ý cấu trúc:
- for short
IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:
- Memo is short for memorandum.
- My name is Elizabeth, or Liz for short (IELTS TUTOR giải thích: tên là Elizabeth nhưng mà gọi Liz cho ngắn)
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