"shorted" in Chinese (Traditional)
做空短路
Definition
“Shorted” 指的是（1）在金融中，賣出資產希望價格下跌獲利，或（2）在電子中，導致電路短路。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這是金融和電子領域的專業詞彙。在金融領域，“shorted”是“做空”的過去式，指押注價格下跌；在電子領域，指發生了短路。不要用於長度的“短”。與形容詞“short”不同。
Examples
He shorted the stock, hoping the price would drop.
他**做空**了這只股票，希望價格下跌。
The wire shorted and started to smoke.
電線**短路**，開始冒煙了。
The TV stopped working because it shorted during a storm.
電視在暴風雨中**短路**了，停止工作。
A lot of investors shorted GameStop in 2021, but the price went up instead.
2021年，許多投資者**做空**了GameStop，但價格反而上漲了。
Be careful with these old wires—they could easily get shorted if they touch each other.
小心這些舊電線——它們如果接觸可能會很容易**短路**。
After I shorted the company, their earnings report surprised everyone with big profits.
我**做空**了公司後，他們的財報讓大家大喫一驚，利潤很高。