該城受?chē)H很短時(shí)間就不再抵抗了。
The city succumbed after only a short siege.
一位好打字員可在短短時(shí)間內完成這一長(cháng)長(cháng)的文章。
A good typist can finish typing the long article in a short while.
她在短時(shí)間內把全部積蓄都花光了。
She cleaned out her savings in a short time.
"由于他的思想和行動(dòng),曾蹲過(guò)短時(shí)間的監獄。"
"For his ideas and actions, he went to jail for a short time."
他意識到須在很短時(shí)間就得把文章寫(xiě)完,立即動(dòng)手寫(xiě)起來(lái)。
He was jolted out of his lethargy and into action when he realized he had only a short time to finish the article.