| 单词 |
short-change |
| 释义 |
ˌshort-ˈchange verb [transitive] 1 UNFAIRto treat someone unfairly by not giving them what they deserve or hoped for 不给〔某人〕应得的东西;欺骗;亏待 When the band only played for 15 minutes, the fans felt they had been short-changed. 乐队只演奏了15分钟,歌迷们觉得受骗了。2. CHEATto give back too little money to a customer who has bought something and paid more than the exact amount for it 少找钱给〔顾客〕→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusshort-change• Fans felt they had been short-changed when the band only played for half an hour.From Longman Business Dictionaryshort-changeˌshort-ˈchange verb [transitive]COMMERCE1to treat someone unfairly by cheating them or not giving them what they deserveThe consumer is tired of being short-changed by cartels.2to give someone too little CHANGE (=money given back to someone when they have paid more than the exact price)I later discovered that the store had short-changed me by $10.→ See Verb tableˌshort-ˈchange verbChineseSyllable Business treat unfairly not Corpus someone to giving by them what |
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