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Inflorescences short spicate or subcapitate, few flowered, long pedicellate.

花序短穗的或，很少的花，有长花梗。

After only a short exposure to sunlight he began to turn red.

他在阳光下只晒了一儿, 皮肤就开始变红了。

The writer expanded his short novel into a long one.

那位作者把他的短篇小说扩展为长篇。

He expanded his short story into a book.

他把他的短篇小说扩充成一本书。

A short documentary prefaced the feature movie.

故事片开始前放映了一部短纪录片。

It is a short drive to the village.

开车到那个村庄只要很短时间。

It rained for such a short time that it hardly dampened the ground.

雨只下了一儿几乎没有把地面打湿。

The lions devoured a zebra in a short time.

狮子一儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。

A straight line is the shortest distance between two points.

直线是两点之间最短的距离。

The police are seriously short of manpower.

警方人手严重不足。

The hotel he recommended fell far short of our expectations.

他推荐的饭店与我们心目中的相去甚远。

Take the northwest road; it is the shortest way.

走向西北的那条路, 那是最的路。

The short description must include the function name with only the parenthesize '()'.

短描述必须包括只带括号'()'的函数名字。

The director gave the cast a short respite before the next scene.

全体员在下一场开始之前稍事休息。

The opera was preceded by a short overture.

这部歌剧开始前有一段简短的序曲。

My hair is much more manageable since I had it cut short.

自从我把发剪短以来, 它好梳理多了。

Lewis tended to bowl short of a length.

刘易斯老是投球不到位。

I asked the boss for a rise and his reply was predictably short and sweet!

我要求老板增加我的工资,他的回答如意料的一样,简单明了!

Stopping the car short caused a pileup on the superhighway.

这辆汽车突然刹车使高速公路上发生连环车祸。

Stopping the car short caused a pileup on the highway.

这辆汽车突然刹车使公路上的汽车排成长龙。