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
The council will not permit you to build here.
委员会不会允许你们在这一带搞建筑。
Would you please hold the door open for me?
可以请你为我把门拉着吗？
This is a rare occurrence as our climate seldom guest to extremes.
但是在我们这里，气候很少发生异常，河水极少泛滥。