lasting a short time; designed only for a short period of time in the future 短期的;近期的 a short-term loan 短期贷款 to find work on a short-term contract 找一份短期合同工作 short-term plans 近期计划 a short-term solution to the problem 解决这个问题的短期措施 His short-term memory (= the ability to remember things that happened a short time ago) is failing. 他的短时记忆越来越差了。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryShort-term is used with these nouns:- aim
- benefit
- care
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