short-change

英 [ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒ]

美 [ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒ]

v.  少找给(某人)零钱; 亏待; 克扣

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

牛津词典

verb

• 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
  1. I think I've been short-changed at the bar.
     我觉得酒吧没给我找够零钱。
• 亏待；克扣
  to treat sb unfairly by not giving them what they have earned or deserve

柯林斯词典

• VERB 少找给…钱
  If someoneshort-changesyou, they do not give you enough change after you have bought something from them.
  1. The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him.
     收银员弄错了，少找了他钱。
• VERB 欺骗;亏待;克扣
  If youare short-changed, you are treated unfairly or dishonestly, often because you are given less of something than you deserve.
  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。

英英释义

verb

• deprive of by deceit
  1. He swindled me out of my inheritance
  2. She defrauded the customers who trusted her
  3. the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change
  Synonym:victimizeswindlerookgoldbricknobblediddlebuncodefraudscammulctgypgiphornswogglecon
• cheat someone by not returning him enough money
  Synonym:short

双语例句

• 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。
• The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him.
  收银员弄错了，少找了他钱。
• 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。
• 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。