
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。
相关词
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- indemnify 赔偿;保障免受损失
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- transship 转运;转船
- impost 税;关税
- underwriter 保险承保人;承保机构
- ruinous 毁灭性的;导致破产的
- salability 适销性;可销售性
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