short

背が低い、低い

他の人や物と比べて、背や高さが低い。

やさしい英語で： Having little height compared with other people or things.

• My brother is short.
• She is shorter than her sister.
• The short tree barely reached the window.

反対語： tall

よく使う表現： short person, short man, short and tall, short child

短い

端から端までの距離が小さい。

やさしい英語で： Measuring a small distance from one end to the other.

• He has short hair.
• This rope is too short.
• We took the shorter path through the park.

類義語： low, narrow, slim, shallow

反対語： long

よく使う表現： short hair, short distance, short pencil

短い

続く時間が少ない。

やさしい英語で： Lasting only a small amount of time.

• Let’s take a short break.
• The meeting was shorter than expected.
• Can you stay for a short visit?

類義語： brief

反対語： long

よく使う表現： short break, short visit, short time, short meeting

急に、ぶっきらぼうに

突然、または短く無愛想な態度で。

やさしい英語で： Suddenly, or in a brief and unfriendly way.

• The car stopped short.
• She cut me short before I finished speaking.
• He pulled up short at the edge of the cliff.

使い方： stop short (He stopped short when he saw the dog.); cut someone short (She cut him short before he could explain.)

類義語： abruptly, suddenly, curtly

よく使う表現： stop short, pull someone short, cut someone short

不意に、準備のないところで

予想外のことに対する準備がない状態で。

やさしい英語で： Without being ready for something unexpected.

• The sudden storm caught us short.
• I was caught short without enough cash.
• She was caught short miles from the nearest toilet.

使い方： be caught short (We were caught short when the shop closed early.)

類義語： unawares, off guard

よく使う表現： catch someone short, be caught short

縦型動画、ショート動画

横幅より縦が長く、縦向きで見るために作られた動画。

やさしい英語で： A video made to be watched upright, with a picture taller than it is wide.

• I watched a short on my phone.
• She uploads three shorts each week.
• His latest short shows how to make bread.

類義語： vertical video

よく使う表現： watch a short, upload a short, youtube short

短絡、ショート

電流が本来と違う経路を流れ、機器の故障などを起こすこと。

やさしい英語で： An electrical fault where current takes the wrong path, often causing equipment to fail.

• A short damaged the radio.
• The electrician found a short in the cable.
• Could a short have caused the fire?

使い方： a short in something (There is a short in the wiring.)

類義語： short circuit

よく使う表現： electrical short, short in something, cause a short

短絡させる

電気回路の部分をつなぎ、電流を本来と違う経路に流す。

やさしい英語で： To connect parts of an electrical system so electricity takes an unintended path.

• Water shorted the circuit.
• The damaged cable could short the battery.
• The technician shorted the terminals to test the connection.

類義語： short-circuit

よく使う表現： short a circuit, short the terminals