short-change

美 [ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒ]英 [ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ]
  • vt.少找给(某人)零钱;亏待;克扣

现在分词: short-changing 过去分词: short-changed 第三人称单数: short-changes

short-changeshort-change

verb

1

少找给(某人)零钱
to give back less than the correct amount of money to sb who has paid for sth with more than the exact price

I think I've been short-changed at the bar.

我觉得酒吧没给我找够零钱。

2

亏待;克扣
to treat sb unfairly by not giving them what they have earned or deserve

short-change

频次

  • 1
    VERB 少找给…钱
    If someone short-changes you, they do not give you enough change after you have bought something from them.

    The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him.

    收银员弄错了,少找了他钱。

  • 2
    VERB 欺骗;亏待;克扣
    If you are short-changed, you are treated unfairly or dishonestly, often because you are given less of something than you deserve.

    Women are in fact still being short-changed in the press.

    实际上女性在新闻界仍然没有受到公平对待。

  • Some theatre-goers may feel short-changed when they arrive expecting to see an international superstar perform.

    一些常去戏院看戏的人本来希望来看一场国际巨星的表演,结果可能会觉得上当受骗。

verb

1
deprive of by deceit
He swindled me out of my inheritance
She defrauded the customers who trusted her
the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
Synonym: victimize swindle rook goldbrick nobble diddle bunco defraud scam mulct gyp gip hornswoggle con
2
cheat someone by not returning him enough money
Synonym: short

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  1. Women are in fact still being short-changed in the press .

    实际上女性在新闻界仍然没有受到公平对待。

  2. The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him .

    收银员弄错了,少找了他钱。

  3. They often feel short-changed : the oldest gets more rights , and the youngest is spoiled .

    他们常常觉得变化不大:最大的得到更多的权利,最小的被宠坏了。

  4. Our children have been short-changed by the education system .

    我们的孩子被教育体制骗了。

  5. That 's the second time I 've been short-changed in that shop .

    那家铺子少找钱给我已是第二次了。

  6. I 'm afraid I was short-changed . Could you look into it ?

    恐怕你少找我零钱了。你可以查一下吗?

  7. I find that some of the people teaching courses are less qualified than me and I feel short-changed .

    我发现有些课程的任课教师水平还不如我,我感觉自己亏了。

  8. I think I 've been short-changed at the bar .

    我觉得酒吧没给我找够零钱。

  9. Well , at first glance , I see you short-changed yourself on some deductions .

    一眼看过去,我发现你忽略了几个税额扣除项目。

  10. I can 't say that boys are more short-changed .

    我看男生并没有更受到忽视。

  11. Far from feeling short-changed , your managers will surely see your ambition as further evidence of your long-term value .

    你的经理不但不会感到吃亏,还会把你的进取心看做证明你长期价值的进一步证据。

  12. As for being short-changed , I doubt that you personally paid for your nursery education .

    至于投入和回报不成比例,我不相信是你自己支付的幼儿园教育费用。

  13. Allowing MPs to moonlight elsewhere short-changes constituents and inevitably risks conflicts of interest .

    允许国会议员在其他地方兼职是对选民的欺骗,也会不可避免地产生利益冲突。

  14. But BofA shareholders are not the only ones potentially short-changed by the deal .

    但是,美银股东还不是因为这宗交易而可能吃亏的唯一群体。

  15. We have been short-changed by the government .

    我们被政府骗了。

  16. This , in turn , has short-changed investments in our own people , and contributed to record deficits .

    这反过来减少了我们对自己国民的投资,并催生了破纪录的财政赤字。

  17. Students at Judge Business School in Cambridge , England , where Mr Roberts is ceo-in-residence , must feel short-changed .

    罗伯茨是英国剑桥大学(cambridge)judge管理学院的驻院首席执行官(ceo-in-residence),那里的学生一定感觉上了当。

  18. The patient is short-changed because you get so little time with your doctor and also don 't even get eye contact out of that little bit of time .

    患者受到了欺骗,因为患者与医生相处的时间很少,而且在这么短的时间内,患者也无法与医生进行眼神交流。

  19. Looking back at all the money invested in my more than 20 years of formal education , I feel short-changed by my income and quality of life .

    回顾20多年来接受正式教育投入的资金,我感到自己没有从收入和生活质量中得到相应回报。

  20. He says airlines will have to make sacrifices to keep from going under , but he says the one area they will not short-change is safety .

    这位理事长兼首席执行官表示,航空业将不得不承受一些牺牲来确保生存。不过,他还说,有一个方面航空业是不会降低标准的,这就是航空安全。

  21. So if you think that by giving time to the non-exec role you are short-changing your own company , you must give it up .

    所以,如果你认为担任非执行董事占用了你的时间,使你亏对自己的公司,你就必须放弃。

  22. The talks broke down on the US belief that it was being short-changed by the flexibility in agricultural market access indicated by the EU and developing countries .

    本轮谈判之所以破裂,是因为美国认为,欧盟和发展中国家在农业市场准入方面表示出的灵活程度,未能给予美国公平的回报。

  23. After a long battle with politicians , the internal revenue service appears be toughening its stance on international tax arbitrage that leaves taxpayers short-changed .

    在与政界人士进行了旷日持久的斗争之后,美国国税局(irs)似乎正在强化对导致纳税人蒙受损失的跨境税收套利的立场。

  24. Of course it is tiresome to be short-changed and muddled together with visiting crowds , but I am optimistic .

    当然,小贩们少找零钱、与游客人群挤在一堆,有些令人生厌,但我还是非常乐观。

  25. The film increasingly short-changes the personal for the sake of the political , despite powerful scenes and another impressive performance from Cillian Murphy .

    这部电影愈发的显示出为了政治上的利益而让个人受到不公正的对待,尽管它有着盛大的场景和斯里安•墨菲令人印象深刻的表演。

  26. The only way the US can repay its vast borrowings is by debasing the dollar – a process in which China will inevitably be short-changed .

    美国偿还其巨额债务的唯一的方法是把美元贬值,而这样中国肯定会吃亏。

  27. She complained he had short-changed her , but it was only a matter of a few pence .

    她抱怨说他少找钱了,但只是几便士之差。

  28. However , if it turns out to be only you who has been short-changed in this way , then there is no harm in kicking up rough .

    然而,如果事实证明只有你一人在这方面受到了不公正待遇,激烈反抗没有害处。

  29. Well , if your primary objective is to get rich quick , you are bound to cut corners , short-change your customers , and fail to take the time to truly understand what the market needs .

    好吧,如果你的主要目标是快速致富,你势必会偷工减料,欺骗你的顾客,而不会花时间去真正了解这个市场的需求。

  30. Except it seems to me it 's a further fact about human psychology that we care more about being short-changed than we do about being , as we might put it , overcompensated .

    只不过对我来说,它似乎是更进一步的人类心理学,即我们对于别人少找钱会更在意,而不会在意,过度补偿。