| 单词 | short-change |
| 释义 | short-change verb[T] (alsoshortchange)ukusCOMMERCE to give someone back lessmoneythan they areowedwhen they arebuyingsomething from you: The check-outgirlshort-changed her. totreatsomeoneunfairlyby giving them less than theydeserve: Thecaseallegesthat thecompanyshortchangedfemaleemployeesonopportunitiesforpromotion. short-changedadjective(alsoshortchanged) 20% ofshoppersfeelshortchanged by thecheapdesignofbudgetgoods. Examplesofshort-changeshort-change Genuinely successful interdisciplinary scholarship manages not toshort-changeany of the disciplines whose insights it seeks to harvest. From theCambridge English Corpus For a decade we have lived with theshort-change, quick-fix approach to post-16 training. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They want to distort competition and toshort-changethe taxpayer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It willshort-changemany leaseholders, and a change of title will not cover up that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He will appreciate that, having recognised that in principle he has a duty to help those infected, he must not nowshort-changethem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no reason to suppose that trusts would wish to require postgraduate deans toshort-changejunior doctors on their training. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Otherwise, there will be a temptation for the service provider toshort-changethe recipient. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is quite legitimate; no one is trying to fiddle, or toshort-changeanyone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To fund one programme butshort-changeothers is not the consistent relationship that is necessary between partners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The billions of pounds lost through fraudshort-changethe taxpayer, take resources from the most needy in our society and undermine confidence in and support for our welfare system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not going toshort-changethem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is notshort-changecash. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In terms of patient safety and all that flows from it, we simply cannot afford toshort-changethose who rely on this vital area of our health service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Will the vouchers cover the full cost, or will they continue toshort-changethe unemployed who have been plunged into debt, like thousands of our students today? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to start by assuring him that he is not being short-changed by having me answering his debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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