short and sweet

释义

1. 短暂而美好；简明扼要；紧凑

   pleasant but not lasting a long time

   We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and sweet.我们时间不多，我就长话短说吧。

电影里这样说 · 6 部

• Short and sweet.The Hangover2009
• Short and sweet, honey. Everything ends eventually.Holidate2020
• So I will make this short and sweet.Arizona Dream1993
• Short, sweet and simple science.Don't Look Up2021
• I can't wait to hear. It was short, but was it sweet?Hello, Dolly!1969
• - That's right, keep at it. -Keep it short and sweet!Klaus2019

在完整场景里学

• Don't Look Up2021
  • 彗星派对算到卡壳：call it a night（今晚就到此为止）
  • 深夜电话会报彗星：extinction-level event（灭世级事件）
  • 报信被白宫晾七小时：skirt around something（绕着不正面谈）

同一词条的短语

• a brick short of a load, two sandwiches short of a picnic
• get the short end of the stick
• give short shrift
• have on a short fuse
• in short order
• in the short run
• in short supply
• little short of
• make short work of
• life's too short
• to cut a long story short
• full measure