short-change
英 [ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ]
美 [ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒ]
v. 少找给(某人)零钱; 亏待; 克扣
过去分词:short-changed 过去式:short-changed 现在分词:short-changing 第三人称单数:short-changes
牛津词典
verb
- 少找给(某人)零钱
to give back less than the correct amount of money to sb who has paid for sth with more than the exact price- I think I've been short-changed at the bar.
我觉得酒吧没给我找够零钱。
- I think I've been short-changed at the bar.
- 亏待;克扣
to treat sb unfairly by not giving them what they have earned or deserve
柯林斯词典
- VERB 少找给…钱
If someoneshort-changesyou, they do not give you enough change after you have bought something from them.- The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him.
收银员弄错了,少找了他钱。
- The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him.
- VERB 欺骗;亏待;克扣
If youare short-changed, you are treated unfairly or dishonestly, often because you are given less of something than you deserve.- 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。
- Women are in fact still being short-changed in the press.
英英释义
verb
- deprive of by deceit
- 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
- cheat someone by not returning him enough money
双语例句
- 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。 - Well, if your primary objective is to get rich quick, you are bound to cut corners, short-change your customers, and fail to take the time to truly understand what the market needs.
好吧,如果你的主要目标是快速致富,你势必会偷工减料,欺骗你的顾客,而不会花时间去真正了解这个市场的需求。 - The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him.
收银员弄错了,少找了他钱。 - He says airlines will have to make sacrifices to keep from going under, but he says the one area they will not short-change is safety.
这位理事长兼首席执行官表示,航空业将不得不承受一些牺牲来确保生存。不过,他还说,有一个方面航空业是不会降低标准的,这就是航空安全。