简短

He was told to speak briefly; accordingly he cut short his remarks.

人家叫他短, 于是他就长短了。

He would give only monosyllabic replies, such as “Yes” and “No”.

他只肯给予极短的回答，例如“是”和“否”。

The opera was preceded by a short overture.

部歌剧开始前有一段短的序曲。

Owing to the brevity of the speeches, we finished early.

因为演讲短,我们很早就完事了。

Duff explained his meaning shortly but clearly.

达夫短但清楚地解释了他的意思。

Here's a few short descriptions from the Eolith site.

下面是一些短的节选。

The chairman promised to make the introduction short and sweet.

主席保证只短地做个介绍。

The speech was short and to the point.

个讲短扼要。

The seventh part is brief peroration.

第七部分是短的结束语。

Brevity is essential when you send a telegram or cablegram ; you are charged for every word.

打电报最主要的是短，因为每一个词都是要收费的。

In brief he says 'No'

他短地了一个'不'字。

He's brief of speech.

他的短扼要。

The commander briefed his men.

指挥官向他的士兵作短指示。

For each species, a short description is provided;also included are geographical distribution, ecology, phenology, citation of exsiccatae, and brief notification.

文中扼要描述每种植物之重要特徵及给予生态、地理分、、参考之标本等资料，最后附与各种处理之短明。

Some states have only brief legislative sessions—as short as 30 calendar days this year in Virginia, and 45 in Utah— that leave little time for gimmickry.

有些州只有短的立法会议-维吉尼亚（Virginia）的今年的日程表只有短短的30天，犹他州（Utah）是45天-短到没时间引起公众的反应。

Inthe brief conclusion, I will point out that the atmosphere offering with Shangrao societyis, in a sense, the hatchibator or roll booster in the Xin Ci creation process.

在短的结论中，指出：上饶社会交往造成的环境气氛在某种意义上是辛词创作的孵化器或助推器。