My parents and friends often call me Lucy ( ) short.A.with B.for C.on D.of 选哪个?原因是?

题目

My parents and friends often call me Lucy ( ) short.A.with B.for C.on D.of 选哪个?原因是?

答案

B.for
short有“缩写的”的意思,for short是“简称”的意思,这句话的意思应该是：我的亲朋好友经常简称我露西.
另外,还有be short for的用法.
e.g.tel is short for telephone.
tel是电话的缩写.
反正只要记住都是for就行了.