1580s, from short (adj.) + past tense of live (v.).
双语例句
1. I use the short-wave radio to get the latest war news.
我用短波收音机收听最新的战事新闻。
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2. The letter was short — a simple recitation of their problem.
信写得很短——只是简单地说了一下他们的问题。
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3. They've come a long way in a short space of time.
他们在很短的时间之内就大老远地赶了过来。
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4. There was a net outflow of about £50m in short-term capital.
短期资金净流出额大约为5,000万英镑。
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5. I'll run over to Short Mountain and check on Mrs Adams.
我会开车去肖特山看看亚当斯夫人。
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英英释意
1. enduring a very short time;
"the ephemeral joys of childhood"
"a passing fancy"
"youth's transient beauty"
"love is transitory but at is eternal"
"fugacious blossoms"
实用场景例句
Any hope that the speech would end the war was short-lived...
期待这场演讲能结束战争的希望很快便破灭了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Chantal told Martine about her short-lived marriage.
尚塔尔跟马丁内谈起她短暂的婚姻。
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But their complacency was short lived.
但是他们很快就不能自满了.
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Fleischl's temporary improvement on taking cocaine was short lived.
弗雷氏服用可卡因的短期效益没有持续多久.
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This peace would be short lived , for to the north a new conflict was brewing.
但是, 北半球新兴的冲突将这个停火协议扼杀于襁褓之中.
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They do appear to be somewhat short lived however.
但是从某种程度上说,它们看来也很短寿.
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Others are optimistic that any slowdown in outsourcing will be short lived.
其他人则更为乐观一些.他们认为,外包减慢是个暂时现象.
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The Jazz took a short - lived 80 - 79 lead, then Houston started scoring.
爵士曾经取得一个80比79的短暂领先, 随后休斯顿开始彪分.
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The show was short lived, however, as Flatley left Riverdance amid controversy in 1995.
然而这出舞剧的寿命极短, 1995年, 弗拉特利在一片争议声中离开了《大河之舞》的舞团.
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考试真题
There is a great deal of this kind of nonsense in the medical journals which, when taken up by broadcasters and the lay press, generates both health scares and short-lived dietary enthusiasms.
