shortchanged
past participle, past simple ofshortchange
| 单词 | shortchanged |
| 释义 | shortchanged past participle, past simple ofshortchange shortchange verb[T] uk/ˌʃɔːtˈtʃeɪndʒ/us/ˌʃɔːrtˈtʃeɪndʒ/to give someone back lessmoneythan they areowedwhen thepersonisbuyingsomething from you: IthinkI was shortchanged in thecafé, because I've only got £5 in mypursewhen I should have £10. totreatsomeoneunfairly, by giving them less than theydeserve: Children wholeaveschoolunabletoreadand write are beingtragicallyshortchanged. Paying money
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly Treating people or animals badly Examplesofshortchangedshortchanged In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Inevitably in such a digest some topics getshortchanged. From theCambridge English Corpus By limiting women's pioneer ' ' achievements ' ' to the social and cultural, she argues, ' ' historians have traditionallyshortchangedtheir accomplishments. From theCambridge English Corpus Again, one can imagine quite justifiable reasons for such omissions, but again one has to feelshortchanged. From theCambridge English Corpus In the trade-off (in which it is the classic which is consistentlyshortchanged), the actor substitutes behaviourism for elegance, contemporary speech patterns for literary constructs, and verisimilitude for period style. From theCambridge English Corpus However, education was notshortchanged. From theCambridge English Corpus Is not it a remarkable bit of vandalism that, although there is a surplus of £17 million, our schools areshortchanged? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the very suspicion of beingshortchangedon time which often results in prolonging debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are dealing with people who, beyond a shadow of doubt, wereshortchanged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The truth is that we have beenshortchanged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a real danger that owners and occupiers of land that would be covered by the fast-track procedure will beshortchanged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In practice, as the figures work through, people will find that they have beenshortchangedagain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is that not one reason why nurses getshortchanged, resulting in an increase lower than the cash limit? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The first point of principle that must be understood is that service men wereshortchanged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, for five years those on pensions and benefits have, in effect, beenshortchanged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He should be if he has beenshortchanged. 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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