short-changed

英 [ˌʃɔːt ˈtʃeɪndʒd]

美 [ˌʃɔːrt ˈtʃeɪndʒd]

v.  少找给(某人)零钱; 亏待; 克扣
short-change的过去式

双语例句

• The only way the US can repay its vast borrowings is by debasing the dollar – a process in which China will inevitably be short-changed.
  美国偿还其巨额债务的唯一的方法是把美元贬值，而这样中国肯定会吃亏。
• As for being short-changed, I doubt that you personally paid for your nursery education.
  至于投入和回报不成比例，我不相信是你自己支付的幼儿园教育费用。
• Students at Judge Business School in Cambridge, England, where Mr Roberts is ceo-in-residence, must feel short-changed.
  罗伯茨是英国剑桥大学（cambridge）judge管理学院的驻院首席执行官（ceo-in-residence），那里的学生一定感觉上了当。
• But BofA shareholders are not the only ones potentially short-changed by the deal.
  但是，美银股东还不是因为这宗交易而可能吃亏的唯一群体。
• The talks broke down on the US belief that it was being short-changed by the flexibility in agricultural market access indicated by the EU and developing countries.
  本轮谈判之所以破裂，是因为美国认为，欧盟和发展中国家在农业市场准入方面表示出的灵活程度，未能给予美国公平的回报。
• We have been short-changed by the government.
  我们被政府骗了。
• This, in turn, has short-changed investments in our own people, and contributed to record deficits.
  这反过来减少了我们对自己国民的投资，并催生了破纪录的财政赤字。
• The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him.
  收银员弄错了，少找了他钱。
• I can't say that boys are more short-changed.
  我看男生并没有更受到忽视。
• That's the second time I've been short-changed in that shop.
  那家铺子少找钱给我已是第二次了。