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short-weight:售货时缺斤少两 插画
经济 · C2

short-weight

英 /ˌʃɔːtˈweɪt/  美 /ˌʃɔːrtˈweɪt/
  • v. 售货时缺斤少两Give a customer less weight of goods than paid for

The shopkeeper short-weighted my rice by using faulty scales.

店主使用有问题的秤,卖给我的米缺斤少两。

Regular inspections of market scales can prevent traders from short-weighting customers and help maintain confidence in local commerce.

定期检查市场用秤可以防止商贩缺斤少两,并帮助维持消费者对当地商业的信任。

搭配

short-weight customers 向顾客售货时缺斤少两short-weight a buyer 给买家不足分量的货

辨析提示

动词指缺斤少两;名词通常分写为 short weight。

用法提醒

罕用形式;名词“短重”通常写作 short weight。

经济英语词汇CEFR C2

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