shortchange

劍橋詞典

to give someone back less money than they are owed when the person is buying something from you
少找給…零錢(qián)
I think I was shortchanged in the café , because I've only got ￡5 in my purse when I should have ￡10. 我覺(jué)得小餐館少找給我錢(qián)了，因?yàn)槲业腻X(qián)包里本應(yīng)該有10英鎊，而現(xiàn)在只有5英鎊。

to treat someone unfairly, by giving them less than they deserve
對(duì)…不公平，虧待；克扣，少給…應(yīng)得的東西
Children who leave school unable to read and write are being tragically shortchanged. 那些沒(méi)學(xué)會(huì)讀書(shū)寫(xiě)字就離開(kāi)學(xué)校的孩子是不幸的，他們沒(méi)有受到應(yīng)有的教育。 返回 shortchange