short-change ( short-changing, short-changed, short-changes )

• 1. 

  V-T If someone short-changes you, they do not give you enough change after you have bought something from them. 少找零钱给…

  例：

  The cashier made a mistake and short-changed him.

  那位收银员搞错了，少找给了他钱。

• 2. 

  V-T If you are short-changed, you are treated unfairly or dishonestly, often because you are given less of something than you deserve. 亏待 [usu passive]

  例：

  Women are in fact still being short-changed in the press.

  事实上妇女在新闻界仍然受到不公平地对待。