揭短儿

expose someone's faults

只短一个人

be short by just one person

我短他三元钱。

I owe him three yuan.

短头发

short hair

短距离

short distance

短尾巴的

short-tailed

短时间

short time

因为时间短

because time is short

这是在短时期内完成的。

This was finished in a short time.

离开一个短时期

leave for a short period of time

短时期内即可做成。

It can be made within a short space of time.

短了一公尺

shorter by one metre

把衣服做短些

make a piece of clothing a bit shorter

把衣服做得太短了

make an item of clothing too short