Verb Master 動詞達人

【一次精通一單字】Short (三) 完
短褲，Shorts，在美國，男生的平口內褲也叫Shorts或Boxer Shorts，但是Boy Shorts？女生的平口內褲：

Boy shorts are women’s panties cut like boxer briefs over the hip.
(Boy Shorts是女性內褲，剪裁和男性緊身平口褲一樣包住屁股)

今天主題：名詞的Short

常用詞：In Short
總之、簡而言之(= briefly, in summary)
* in shorts，穿著短褲
* the long and the short of it意思和in short一樣，偏口語
In short, we have to decide whether to continue losing money or change our strategy.
(簡單的說，我必須決定要繼續賠錢還是要改變策略)

常用詞：For Short
簡稱
* 常和short for弄混
My name is Leonard, but you can call me Nerd for short.
(我叫李奧納多，叫我呆子就可以 - 宅男行不行)
My name is Nerd, short for Leonard.
(我叫呆子，李奧納多的縮寫)

【常用短褲】

Shorts，短褲
* 必須用複數，a pair of shorts

Boxer Shorts
男性平口內褲
* Boxer Shorts通常是比較寬鬆的平口內褲
* 男性緊身平口內褲是Boxer Briefs

Boy Shorts
女性平口內褲

Bermuda Shorts
五分褲、百慕達褲
* 簡稱Bermudas

Board Shorts
海灘褲

Cycling Shorts
自行車緊身褲
* Bike Shorts或Spandex Shorts