shrift

[ʃrift]

n.忏悔, 临终忏悔

例句与用法：

Jack was anxious to get to the concert, so he made shrift of his homework.

杰克急着去听音乐会，因此草草地做完了家庭作业。

Of this breed we can make short shrift.

这个品种，我们能很快解决。

详细释义：

n.

【古】忏悔; 认罪[U]

短语词组：

give short shrift to

1. 对……漠不关心

He gave short shrift to criticisms of Government policy.

他毫不关心人们对政府政策所提出的批评。