in short

I was still in short trousers at the time .

我那时还在穿着短裤呢。

Books were in short supply .

书籍供应短缺。

Basic foodstuffs were in short supply .

基本食物紧缺。

His breath came in short pants .

他气息急促。

Her breath was coming in short bursts .

她的呼吸急迫短促。

His breath came in short gasps .

他急促地喘着气。

Food is in short supply all over the country

全国普遍食品供应不足。

Good agricultural land is in short supply .

良田短缺。

Fresh water and other commodities are in short supply .

淡水和其他商品短缺。

Cigarettes are in short supply , like everything else here .

和其他所有东西一样，这里的香烟也供应不足。

Nowadays that sort of innocence is in short supply .

现在那种天真烂漫很少见。

Exploitable raw materials were in short supply

可开发利用的原材料供应不足。

Try tennis , badminton or windsurfing . In short , anything challenging

试试网球、羽毛球或帆板运动吧。总之，只要是有挑战性的。

She was surrounded by doctors , lawyers , housewives — people , in short , like herself .

她被医生、律师、家庭主妇——总之是一群像她一样的人——所包围着。

Food was in short supply at that time .

食品一时接应不上。

These goods are in short supply .

这些货物供应紧张。

Eggs are in short supply .

鸡蛋供应不足。

They train technical cardres in short course .

他们办短训班培养技术干部。

In short , I didn 't like the film at all .

总而言之，这电影我一点儿也不喜欢。

We can set things right if we act in short order .

如果我们马上采取措施，我们可以纠正错误。

Cement was in short supply for a time .

水泥一时接应不上。

Gasoline has been in short supply for the last few days .

这几天汽油供应有点儿紧张。

I 've known him since he was in short pants .

我从他小时候就认识他。

I have neither the time nor the inclination ; in short , I refuse to do it .

我是既没工夫又没兴趣，总之，我不干。

Markets were difficult , ready cash was in short supply & in fact it was virtually impossible to do anything .

市场困难，头寸短少，真是寸步难行。

In short , success in creating AI could be the biggest event in the history of our civilisation .

简而言之，成功创造人工智能可能是人类文明史上最大的事件。

So why , then , are women in short supply at the top of government and business in the United States ?

那么，为什么美国政府和商界担任高层职位的女性并不是很多呢?

Teambuilding skills are in short supply .

团队建设的技巧很稀缺。

In short , there are many easy ways of keeping fit .

简言之,保持健康有很多简单的方法。

In short , aim to smell clean and avoid putting on a lot of scented products .

简而言之，要让自己闻起来干净，同时避免使用太多有香味的产品。