in short:简而言之;总之(用来对前文做简要总结、概括或换句话说)。
/ɪn ʃɔːrt/
/ɪn ʃɔːt/
In short, we need more time.
简而言之,我们需要更多时间。
The plan looked promising at first; in short, it failed because the costs were underestimated and the risks were ignored.
这个计划一开始看起来很有前景;总之,它失败了,因为低估了成本,也忽视了风险。
由介词短语 in + short 构成,字面意思是“在简短之中”,引申为“用简短的话说”。在英语中常用作话语标记,用来引出总结或结论(有时也带一点“归根结底”的语气)。