A short speech, letter, or book does not have many words or pages in it.
简短的
Shorts are trousers with very short legs that people wear in hot weather or for taking part in sports.
短裤
His career was cut short when he succumbed to cancer.
他的事业随着他死于癌症而中断。
I'm going to short one one-period bond.
我要卖空一单位一年期债券。