| 单词 | shortish |
| 例句 | His hair, a brown-and-gray mash-up, was shortish and scruffy in a way that might seem hip on someone half his age but gave him the look of an affable academic. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Some other longish skirts and shortish jackets in muted shades of taupe or pink were finished with what appeared to be elastic, creating a nice bunch-y effect. On the Runway: Resort Looks from C?line and Nina Ricci 2011-06-14T23:08:52Z I appreciated, too, that the characters’ emotions are not rushed into place as if on a conveyor belt, which often happens in shortish plays. Review: A Bumpy Return to Nigeria for ‘The Homecoming Queen’ 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z The festival’s work tends shortish in length, intimate in size, and darkish, ambiguous and poetic in mood. A Dance Steals the Show at an Opera Festival 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z Thereafter, the book is divided into shortish chapters, which move back and forth between points in the past and a series of strange events in 2008. Gods Without Men by Hari Kunzru ? review 2011-07-27T10:30:00Z A symptom of that problem is frequent and inexplicable self-contradiction, which may happen often enough in life but muddies the logic of a shortish play. Review: ‘Dan Cody’s Yacht’ Sells Upward Mobility for Dummies 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z So I started listening to the marvelous recording by Bernard Mayes and I’m about to finish it after three years of shortish sessions on the elliptical machine. Daniel Mendelsohn: By the Book 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z They had drainpipes, shortish hair, and played covers. Poly Styrene: The Spex factor 2011-03-23T21:46:00Z Beady-eyed and hatchet-headed, the animals are a relative of the weasel, with shortish brown fur with tufts of white. Was poisoning of biologist’s dog a warning from Calif. pot growers? 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z In other words, even though readings are shortish and punctuated by live music, they are still essentially readings. What a performance 2010-07-30T23:05:00Z Lily King’s “Euphoria,” a shortish novel based on a period in the life of pioneering anthropologist Margaret Mead, is an exception. “Euphoria”: Primitive love 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z I got up at four each morning, aiming to deal with a shortish book before breakfast, and then set about The Satanic Verses, a three-day assignment. We're all going on a ... 2011-07-30T23:04:12Z Their photographs and shortish labels demonstrate both the method and the look of an aspect of one culture’s being grafted onto another. Review: ‘Facing East’ Examines Chinese Influence on African Cities 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z She was dressed in faded jeans and an old work shirt, with shortish dark hair falling straight around her face; she seemed too friendly to be so erudite. Ali Smith on Her New Book, ‘How to be both’ 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z The dozens of short or shortish videos in this excellent early-career survey manage to be unnervingly funny, pathetically gross and politically razor-sharp. Museum & Gallery Listings for Sept. 16-22 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The first half of this shortish novel – its 280 pages have very generous margins – introduces Bucky in the middle of a summer polio epidemic, a life-changing event before a vaccine was developed. Nemesis by Philip Roth 2010-10-02T09:03:00Z “That’s Riley; she loves all the technical backstage stuff,” Ms. Andrews said, pointing to an androgynous puppet sporting shortish red hair and round glasses. The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Julie Andrews and Henson Puppets 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z He is shortish and slightly stocky, a scrubby ginger beard covering his prominent chin. The Gaslight Anthem: 'Fans look up to us. That's creepy' 2012-08-09T19:00:00Z Just one shortish night of the soul later, accompanied by a sharp reminder from his wife to "man-up", and Underwood is ready to exact retribution. Netflix's House of Cards, episode one - review 2013-02-01T11:06:06Z It contains tunefulness and noise in 20 shortish tracks and doesn’t really put a wall between one state and the other. Review: Arca Keeps Moving With ‘Mutant’ 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z The Stravinsky production, seen in the third of its five outings, forms the second half of a double bill, coming after a Sellars production of Tchaikovsky’s shortish opera “Iolanta.” Extraordinary Creatures, and Some Elusive Ones, at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z She wore “a fun navy blue sleeveless shortish dress with white polka dots,” along with “not too high of a heel” because she didn’t know her date’s height. Date Lab: He wants someone to share his life with 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z In February, just a few days after ending a shortish relationship, he applied to Date Lab. Date Lab: Ghosts were the surprising subject of the night 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Then tell a story to your friends, something shortish, an anecdote perhaps, about two minutes long, while you do not touch the coffee, allowing it to steep. No matter where — or when — you stumble upon it, Turkish Coffee will steep into your very soul 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z They looked and sounded similar—shortish urgent women who moved with purpose. It’s Still Mrs. Thatcher’s Britain 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z A shortish tram ride takes you down the hill to Mala Strana, the Lesser Side, with its ancient red roofs nestling in the shadows of Prague Castle. Velvet Revolution: Prague's ghosts of communism 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z What inspired the creature who was “shortish and oldish and brownish and mossy?” Who Was the Real Lorax? Seeking the Inspiration for Dr. Seuss 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Margaret Walker, employed as a typist and secretary, said: “He used to wear a siren suit and we used to see this shortish, fattish, tubby man bouncing along in a siren suit.” Winston Churchill's eccentric working habits revealed in rare papers 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Malan squirting a length delivery just in front of second slip and then evading a shortish delivery without much conviction. Ashes 2017-18: Australia v England first Test, day two – live! 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Open is going to a Golden Age classic, Shinnecock Hills, artful in the extreme, but also shortish. When modern players and modern architects clash over course design, it can get heated - Golf Digest 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z The venerable, but shortish turn-of-the-last-century Massachusetts course that hosted four U.S. Myopia Hunt would love to have Dustin Johnson come by to test-drive a variable-distance ball - Golf Digest 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Some women seeking entry in shortish skirts reported being examined scrupulously, with some female guards tugging at their hemlines. Israel’s Parliament Draws a Line on Short Hemlines 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z It tells not one long story but nine shortish tales, each about a different man. Nine Tales of Crises in “All That Man Is” 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Here he bowls one shortish and into Hales’s legs, and he works it away for four. England v Sri Lanka: first Test, day one – live! 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Cook gets on top of a shortish one from Rabada and pulls him for three, but then one leaps up from roughly a length and nips back at Compton, clipping the top of his box. South Africa v England: third Test, day two – as it happened 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z The SA captain then adds a single by smartly fending off a testing shortish ball past short leg. South Africa v England: second Test, day four – live! 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z England have three slips and a gully in for him, by the way, as well as a shortish square leg. South Africa v England: first Test, day four – live! 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Anyway, Pakistan have a go, in a half-hearted way, after Rashid tries to pull a shortish delivery from Wahab and gets nothing on it. Pakistan v England: second Test, day five – as it happened 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Here he bowls one shortish and into Hales’s legs, and he works it away for four. England v Sri Lanka: first Test, day one – live! 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Cook gets on top of a shortish one from Rabada and pulls him for three, but then one leaps up from roughly a length and nips back at Compton, clipping the top of his box. South Africa v England: third Test, day two – as it happened 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z The SA captain then adds a single by smartly fending off a testing shortish ball past short leg. South Africa v England: second Test, day four – live! 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z England have three slips and a gully in for him, by the way, as well as a shortish square leg. South Africa v England: first Test, day four – live! 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Wood then hooks a shortish delivery into the air, but it lands safely. Pakistan v England: second Test, day five – as it happened 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z However, he then waits on a shortish ball from Moeen that he cuts with some confidence through an empty point region for four. Pakistan v England: second Test, day one – live! 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The 18th hole at Chambers Bay Golf Course, site of the 115th United States Open, can play as either a shortish par 5 or a long par 4. Chambers Bay Has Even Leaders Scratching Their Heads 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Tried JS trick of looking at the hole for shortish ones at practice, amazed how many went in! Champion with a 'jeweller's touch' 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z He told the BBC restrictions could be introduced for a "shortish" period of time, potentially for about a year, without infringing free movement rules. Major urges 'pragmatic' migrant deal 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Anyway, Pakistan have a go, in a half-hearted way, after Rashid tries to pull a shortish delivery from Wahab and gets nothing on it. Pakistan v England: second Test, day five – as it happened 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z However, he then waits on a shortish ball from Moeen that he cuts with some confidence through an empty point region for four. Pakistan v England: second Test, day one – live! 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Green, who is shortish with red hair and an impish smile, learned at a tender age to be a self-starter. Seth Green adds ‘Ninja Turtles’ to his to-do list 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Vijay, meanwhile, was to become a second victim for Broad, chopping a shortish ball on to his stumps. England’s Anderson and Broad dominate on day three against India 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z That was when Merion was respected for its architectural originality and the hidden challenges of a shortish layout. U.S. Open Gambles With a Merion Course That’s Tough but Short 2013-06-10T01:53:18Z Wood then hooks a shortish delivery into the air, but it lands safely. Pakistan v England: second Test, day five – as it happened 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z His response is superb, a shortish awayswinger that beats Taylor's fiddle outside off stump, but he follows that with another poor delivery that is cut through backward point for another boundary. New Zealand v England – second ODI as it happened 2013-03-05T17:47:23Z A shortish fellow, brown as an Indian and fairly smelling of the woods. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Hermann Deutch was a shortish, middle-aged Jew, belonging to the humbler classes and of a perfectly cheap and cheerful type. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z At my sister's I was shown the photograph of the painter, a shortish man of at least forty, thin, with small eyes, a dark moustache, and a pointed beard. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z Head: The head should be large and broad, with rather shortish ears, well placed, and the face ought to beam with intelligence and good nature. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z The first boundary comes from the 27th delivery, with Rutherford timing a shortish delivery from Anderson through square leg with an angled bat. New Zealand v England – second ODI as it happened 2013-03-05T17:47:23Z "There are still going to be birdies because it's a shortish golf course, but there's going to be a lot more mistakes." Kuchar leads by one midway through Barclays second round 2011-08-26T19:33:43Z He was shortish, thick-set, with a broad chest measurement, and a huge thickness between chest and back. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z As Peggy said this, the foreman of the jury, a plump, shortish, clean-shaved gentleman who in private life was a chemist, looked up with a puzzled expression upon his face. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z I like to see a tabby with a graceful carriage then, and shortish in forelegs, with beautifully well-fitted and rounded limbs, and with a tiger-like walk and mien. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z Dr. Vernet wore a shortish nightgown, from beneath which his lean, attenuated shanks humorously twinkled. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z It's a shortish campaign, although as with the original this is only the tip of the iceberg. LittleBigPlanet 2 review 2011-01-19T14:33:06Z The second ball of his second over is a shortish, straight delivery that Hussey, cramped for room, mispulls straight up in the air. The Ashes 2010 daily: Adelaide Oval 7 December 2010-12-07T10:41:00Z She has shortish brown hair and sort of a dimple in her chin.” David Bezmozgis: “The Train of Their Departure.” 2010-08-02T04:00:00Z It turns out that he is a shortish, respectably groomed figure, sporting a clubbable red and blue tie for his congressional appearance. Goldman Sachs banker Fabrice Tourre faces the music 2010-04-27T22:16:00Z When the deafening applause had abated, or, I may rather say, the storm of noises had ceased, a stout, red-haired, broad-shouldered, rather shortish man was called upon to sing. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 And if, in Yakoutsk, he is given a shortish shrift, Need the White Tzar list? Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 31, 1890 He was shortish of stature, and wore his curly grey hair brushed up aggressively over his ears and neck, eke a beard of the same hue and texture. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance He was shortish for a Boer, very dark of complexion, keen-eyed, merry, alert, vigorous and active as a cat. Tales of South Africa Another teetotaler with whom I came much into contact was the late Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson, a shortish, stout man to look at, a good public speaker, and warmly devoted alike to literature and science. Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself I have a tale, a shortish tale in length, but it has proved long to do, The Ebb Tide, some part of which goes home this mail. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) Forward, it was one shortish drive to the next hole. Red Men and White And here comes a male native of the place; a shortish, square-built, and somewhat portly man, clad in a comfortable, old-fashioned way, with nothing dashing or expensive about him. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France Satin-stitch must not be too long, and it is often a serious consideration with the designer how to break up the surfaces to be covered so that only shortish stitches need be used. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery A shortish man with a keen, clear, plain face came from behind the shadow of Eileen and her furs. Love of Brothers A shortish, stiffly-built, paunchy man, with a beefy face, shrewd eyes, and a bristling, iron-gray moustache; a well-dressed man, and sporting a fine gold chain and a diamond pin in his cravat. Ravensdene Court The maître d' turned out to be a shortish, heavy-set man with large blue eyes, a silver mane and a thin, pencil-line mustache. Out Like a Light A shortish square basement is at one end, from which springs a tall octangular steeple. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France His head, with its matted thick hair, was bare to the thresh of the sun; he was thick-set, shortish, slow-moving, a sorrowful and laborious figure. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories He was a shortish, rather thick-set, fair man, with a roundish face and a somewhat florid complexion. A Voyage round the World A book for boys "He was a shortish chap, you know, because he had to stand on his toes here to reach the engines." Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol The daytime maître d' turned out to be a shortish, heavy-set man with large blue eyes, a silver mane, and a thin, pencil-line mustache. The Impossibles He was a shortish almost portly figure with a definite bearing.� Coming of Age: 1939-1946 We call him foolish, because no adherent of that sect was ever qualified to find his way among mountains when the day was shortish, and the snow, if not very deep, yet wreathed and pit-falled. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 A shortish, tubby man whose figure added ten years to his age. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon A shortish man with a red beard and an invalid wife: wrote twaddling novels. Enter Bridget My business was to put hope into him; so when he asked me for about the twentieth time if I thought as he would ever see his child alive again, I snapped him up shortish. The Observations of Henry My lord, in addition to being rather shortish, possessed a countenance indicative of amiability rather than strength of mind or force of character. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth Then a shortish, square man, with a heavy moustache explained, if explanation it could be called. The Summons To cut a shortish story shorter, Conceive them sitting t�te-�-t�te— Two cups—hot muffins on a plate— With "Anna's Urn" to hold hot water! The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood You seem to have but a shortish pack, I think—ten, twelve, fourteen couple—'ow's that? Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities He was a shortish man, thick in body, with sparse hair and hay-colored, ragged mustache. Heart's Desire He was a shortish man of about fifty, with a paunch, but not otherwise fat; dressed like a sportsman. The Lion's Share The tunnel was so low that Gaydon, though a shortish man, could barely hold his head erect. Clementina You must not think, however, that the dame of Cho-sen walks about the streets attired in this manly garment, for over these trousers she wears a shortish skirt tied very high over the waist. Corea or Cho-sen The Land of the Morning Calm That elderly man, shortish, with the soft, autumn-like face, is Elisha Whittlesey, sixteen years in Congress; where he never made a speech, but where he ranks with the most useful members: sober colors that wear. Bart Ridgeley A Story of Northern Ohio He had put on a shortish snuff-colored coat with pointed tails, and had tied his cravat tight, he coughed incessantly, and made way for every one with kindly and affable mien. Liza "A nest of nobles" I have a tale, a shortish tale in length, but it has proved long to do, THE EBB TIDE, some part of which goes home this mail. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2 "He was a shortish man, thick, with a beard." Beyond the City The men are shortish, very thick, burned brown in the sun, with never a smile among them—have I not said that they are going down to a grim sector?—but with faces of granite. A Visit to Three Fronts June 1916 I should have said he was a shortish old gentleman, perhaps a clergyman, in a cloak. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories Mrs. Nixon, shortish, stood defiant in her pew, facing the aisle, as if announcing that, without rolling her sleeves up, she was ready for anybody. England, My England Mardary Apollonitch has a multitude of servants, all dressed in the old-fashioned style; in long blue full coats, with high collars, shortish pantaloons of a muddy hue, and yellow waistcoats. A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I The third member of the trio was a shortish, thickset man of extraordinary vigour. A Girl Among the Anarchists Mr. Pike is a shortish man, very stoutly built, with a short neck—an apoplectic frame. Memories of Hawthorne She was a shortish, stout, upright little woman, who used a large fan and spoke with an accent strange to the Midlands. The Revolution in Tanner's Lane He was a shortish, dingy man with a considerable moustache. This Freedom Very cautiously I began creeping nearer the passive figure, while the hammer beat so loud that it seemed he must hear it where he stood: a shortish, broad-shouldered figure, clad in a blue coat. The Broad Highway He was a shortish little man, and he wore a high hat, and he was running so fast that his legs verily twinkled. The Invisible Man The one was a shortish man, coarse of figure, and whose browned features and figured hands bespoke him a sailor; the other was delicate of figure, with pale, careworn countenance and nervous demeanour. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter A shortish dark figure in a bowler hat passed the window. Aaron's Rod One, a shortish man with a coal-black beard, moved so majestically that he seemed almost a giant. The Garden of Allah A shortish, broad-shouldered man, clad in a blue coat, who stood with his back towards me, looking down into the Hollow, in the attitude of one who waits—for what? for whom? The Broad Highway From the far side of the net Thea, in a shortish skirt, tossed back her straight fair hair, and, warding off the sun, came strolling up to them. The Island Pharisees In the next cabin we meet the shortish figure of a tawny female, whose Indian features stand boldly out. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter He was a thick, shortish man, with surprising muscular development and a head far too large in proportion to his body. A Voyage to Arcturus His figure was rectangular, waistless, neckless, ankleless, of middle height, looking shortish because, though he was not particularly stout, there was nothing slender about him. Dark Lady of the Sonnets |
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