give short weight meaning in English
短秤
短斤缺两
克扣分量
Examples
- They give short weight in that store .
那家商店售货斤两不足。 - The shopkeeper was fined for giving short weight [ measure ]
那店主因卖东西短斤缺两而受罚。 - In wartime people who before were always ready to accuse the butcher of giving short weight went to great lengths to keep in with him
那些在战前老爱指控屠夫缺斤少两的人们一到战时,便想尽办法与他搞好关系。