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七彩网 英语单词 short-change

short-change

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第三人称单数:数:short-changes

现在分词::short-changing

1. short-change的翻译

过去式:short-changed

short-change 基本解释

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(给顾客)少找钱

short-change 词典解释

1. 少找给…钱
    If someone short-changes you, they do not give you enough change after you have bought something from them.

    e.g. The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him.
           收银员弄错了,少找了他钱。

2. 欺骗;亏待;克扣
    If you are short-changed, you are treated unfairly or dishonestly, often because you are given less of something than you deserve.

    e.g. Women are in fact still being short-changed in the press.
           实际上女性在新闻界仍然没有受到公平对待。

short-changed
Some theatre-goers may feel short-changed when they arrive expecting to see an international superstar perform.
一些常去戏院看戏的人本来希望来看一场国际巨星的表演,结果可能会觉得上当受骗。
short-change 英英释义

verb

1. deprive of by deceit

    e.g. He swindled me out of my inheritance
           She defrauded the customers who trusted her
           the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change

    Synonym: victimizeswindlerookgoldbricknobblediddlebuncodefraudscammulctgypgiphornswogglecon

2. cheat someone by not returning him enough money

    Synonym: short

以上为单词解释