go short

短语

[经] 短缺, 卖空

词形变化

goes short 三单 goes short going short gone short went short going short 现在分词 went short 过去式 gone short 过去式 gone short 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To have an insufficient amount.

    英国 不及物

    My parents were very poor, and we often went short of food.

  2. 2.

    To sell a financial product (such as a share) now, even though one does not presently own it, in the hope of buying it more cheaply for delivery at a later date, so as to profit from a fall in price below the price at which one sold it; cf. go long.

    商务 金融