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

• Of course it is tiresome to be short-changed and muddled together with visiting crowds, but I am optimistic.
  当然，小贩们少找零钱、与游客人群挤在一堆，有些令人生厌，但我还是非常乐观。
• Women are in fact still being short-changed in the press.
  实际上女性在新闻界仍然没有受到公平对待。
• 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。
• 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。
• I can't say that boys are more short-changed.
  我看男生并没有更受到忽视。
• Our children have been short-changed by the education system.
  我们的孩子被教育体制骗了。
• She complained he had short-changed her, but it was only a matter of a few pence.
  她抱怨说他少找钱了，但只是几便士之差。
• After a long battle with politicians, the internal revenue service appears be toughening its stance on international tax arbitrage that leaves taxpayers short-changed.
  在与政界人士进行了旷日持久的斗争之后，美国国税局（irs）似乎正在强化对导致纳税人蒙受损失的跨境税收套利的立场。
• Looking back at all the money invested in my more than 20 years of formal education, I feel short-changed by my income and quality of life.
  回顾20多年来接受正式教育投入的资金，我感到自己没有从收入和生活质量中得到相应回报。
• 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。