Short-changed
(short-change 的过去分词) vt. 故意少给顾客找头, 欺骗
🧩 词语组成解析
short
[ʃɔːrt]
adj. 短的，短暂的;矮的;短缺的;短期的;
adv. 突然;唐突地;简短地;横贯地;
n. 短裤;短路;缺乏;
vt. 故意少给…的零头，骗取;
vi. 短路;
a. 变化的；改变的
🗣️ 情景例句
He's not interested in settling down.
他不想稳定下来。
His bad English is a bar to his getting a job.
他的英语很差，这是他找工作的一个障碍。
Today it is no longer the tallest building in the USA, or even in New York.
今天，它不再是美国最高的大厦了，甚至在纽约都排不上号了。