A short shrift
临终忏悔, 临死前的短暂时间
🧩 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;
n. 忏悔, 临终忏悔, 招认, 承认\\n[法] 忏悔, 赦免, 临终忏悔
🗣️ 情景例句
We communicate with each other by letter.
我们用书信彼此联系。
The milk in the refrigerator has begun to turn sour.
冰箱里的牛奶开始腐败了。
It had been purchased by a local authority so that an enormous pie could be baked for an annual fair.
某地方当局买下它用来焙制一个巨大的馅饼为一年一度交易会助兴。