1. primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

2. (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

3. low in stature; not tall

4. not sufficient to meet a need

5. (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

6. not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

7. of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

8. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

9. lacking foresight or scope

10. tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

11. marked by rude or peremptory shortness

1. 更矮的：taller 更高的 |shorter 更矮的 | stronger 更强壮的

2. 更短：shortener /缩短器/ |shorter /更短/ |shorterizing /火焰表面硬化处理/

3. 更矮 ---薛他：taller 更高 --托那 |shorter 更矮 ---薛他 | stronger 更壮 --是壮哥

4. 较短的：shopping center 购物中心 |shorter 较短的 | shortest 最短的