| 释义 |
get / be given short shrift if you or your idea, suggestion etc is given short shrift, you are told immediately that you are wrong and are not given any attention or sympathy〔观点、建议等〕当即遭到否定，受冷遇:•McLaren got short shrift from all the record companies when he first presented his new band to them in 1976.麦克拉伦在 1976 年第一次把他的新乐队推荐给唱片公司时，受到了所有唱片公司的冷落。 |