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
I think you are capable of much better than this.
我认为你能做得比这更好。
You should have your suit cleaned and ironed.
你应该把你的套装拿去洗烫一下。
If they knew how difficult it was to drill through the hard rock, they would lose heart.
如果他们知道了钻透那坚硬的岩石有多么困难，他们会丧失信心的。