get short shrift meaning in English
受到怠慢, 受到冷遇
Examples
- Despite making up about half , by weight , of the living things on earth , bacteria get short shrift in the biodiversity stakes compared with whales , elephants and rain - forest trees
尽管以重量计算,细菌占了地球上生物总量的二分之一,但与鲸鱼,大象,雨林树木相比,在对生物多样性的功劳上,细菌仍然受到冷落。