shortchange
剑桥词典
- to give someone back less money than they are owed when the person is buying something from you
少找給…零錢
I think I was shortchanged in the café , because I've only got £5 in my purse when I should have £10. 我覺得小餐館少找給我錢了,因爲我的錢包裡本應該有10英鎊,而現在衹有5英鎊。
to treat someone unfairly, by giving them less than they deserve
對…不公平,虧待;尅釦,少給…應得的東西
Children who leave school unable to read and write are being tragically shortchanged. 那些沒學會讀書寫字就離開學校的孩子是不幸的,他們沒有受到應有的教育。 返回 shortchange