# shorter ##### 词义 - 英：/ˈʃɔːtə/； 美：/ˈʃɔrtər/ - #词性/adj 较短的，更短的；较矮的，更矮的 - #词性/n 做支撑工作的人 ；支撑物，支柱 ##### 例句 - It 's also possible that for some yet-unknown reason , women with shorter telomeres are more likely than women with longer ones to have children , Pollack said . - 研究人员们无法确定生孩子与更短的端粒长度之间，哪一个先出现。波莱克说，有可能出于某些未知的原因，端粒更短的女性比端粒更长的女性更有可能生孩子。 - The study was not designed to determine the reason behind the link , the researchers said . But one hypothesis is that having children increases stress levels , and high stress has been linked with shorter telomeres , the scientists said . - 该研究并未探究这一联系背后的原因，但有猜测认为生孩子会增加女性的压力，而高压与更短的端粒有关。 - The government is long on ideas but short on performance . - 这个政府想法很多但执行的却太少。 ##### 形态 - #形态/word_proto short