Shortness

(noun.) the property of being shorter than average stature.

(noun.) the property of being of short temporal extent; 'the shortness of air travel time'.

(noun.) the property of being of short spatial extent; 'the shortness of the Channel crossing'.

(noun.) the property of being truncated or short.

(noun.) the condition of being short of something; 'there was no shortness of money'; 'can cause shortness of breath'.

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• The shortness of the mercury column as compared with that of water makes the mercury more convenient for both experimental and practical purposes. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The style of the visit, and the shortness of it, were then felt to be decisive. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Furthermore, I could see from the shortness of his legs that the brute himself was no jumper and probably no runner. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• I do not, however, pretend to warrant either the greatness of the sum, or the shortness of the time. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• There is no such thing as a shortness of time, though. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• It helps us to realize the shortness of all human history to see so many generations spanned by the endurance of one single tree. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I wonder if you only learn them now because you are oversensitized because of the shortness of the time? 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• I got up at eight, a little giddy from the shortness of my night's rest, and was ready for him before the appointed time. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.

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