short of是什么意思

短语搭配

(1)be short of短缺；缺乏；缺少

(2)fall short of达不到, 不符合

(3)nothing short of差不多；等于；一点也不少于

(4)stop short of未能实现

(5)short of breath呼吸短促的；气喘的

(6)little short of差不多；等于；一点也不少于

(7)the long and the short of it总之一句话

(8)a brick short of a load愚蠢的；发疯的

(9)two sandwiches short of a picnic愚蠢的；发疯的

(10)fell short of低于；不及；逊于

双语例句

(1)The country is running short of hard currency to pay for imports.

该国目前缺乏硬通货来支付进口货物。

(2)It is required by law to shut down banks which it regards as chronically short of capital.

法律规定要关闭资金长期短缺的银行。

(3)This country is short of natural resources but rich in human resources.

这个国家缺乏自然资源， 却有着丰富的人力资源。

(4)I'm short of cash right now.

我眼下正缺钱。

(5)He was 76 votes short of the quota.

他比规定当选票数少了76票。

同义词

缺乏；不足；除…以外

释义

less than

少于；不足

he died at sixty-one, four years short of his pensionable age.

他６１岁去世，离他领养老金还差４年。

not reaching as far as

未达到

a rocket failure left a satellite tumbling in an orbit far short of its proper position.

火箭故障导致一颗卫星在远离正常位置的轨道上翻滚。

without going so far as (some extreme action)

除（某种极端行为）以外

short of putting out an all-persons alert, there's little else we can do.

除了发布让所有的人都处于戒备状态的命令以外，我们别无选择。

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( 1)phr. 不足

英文释义：not have enough of something

(1)And I also got two more apples. We're four short of a bushel!

而且我还多拿了两个苹果。还差四个就可以做水果花篮了！《Friends Season 9》《老友记 第九季》

(2)I said we were short of votes in the 12th precinct, and we needed to get out the vote.

我说我们在12区缺票，我们得多搞到一些票。《The Good Wife Season 5》《傲骨贤妻 第五季》

(3)Look, short of getting on a plane and flying there, what does your mother expect you to do?

除了搭飞机亲自去找他，你妈还指望你怎么做呢？《The Big Bang Theory Season 11》《生活大爆炸 第十一季》

(4)They believe so much how much you believe. What you did on that Ridge is nothing short of miracle.

他们如此相信你有多坚信。你在山脊上的所为就是奇迹。《Hacksaw Ridge》《血战钢锯岭》

(5)Well, she was never short of surprises. She wasn't gonna let death get in the way of her job.

她这人总是不乏惊喜。她不会让死亡阻止她工作。《Spectre 》《007幽灵党》

(6)But short of putting electrodes in your brain and monitoring your response to my companionship, this is the best I can do.

但又不能插一个电极到你的大脑，探测你对我友谊问题的反应，就这方法还凑合了。《The Big Bang Theory Season 2》《生活大爆炸 第二季》

(7)Honey, a couple of short stacks of pancakes like us can do just fine. And a superklutz!

亲爱的，像我们这样的矮煎饼堆也可以活得好好的。超级大笨瓜也是！《Girl Meets World Season 2》《女孩成长记 第二季》

(8)Censure will help them with that. I mean, they might propose other penalties, a fine, a statement of condemnation but they'll stop short of finding criminal wrongdoing.

正式谴责能满足他们。他们可能提出其他的惩罚，罚款，谴责声明但他们不会去证实犯罪行为。《House of Cards Season 5》《纸牌屋 第五季》

(9)We get angry, even though it would be more logical for us to be open to feedback from others. This leads to our making inferior decisions, learning less, and falling short of our potentials.

我们可能会发怒，即便更理智的做法是保持开放他人的反馈。这导致我们做出差劲的决定，学习更少，不能实现自己的潜力。《Principles for Success》《成功的原则》

(10)Hey, have you told your parents you're dating this short glass of skim milk here?

喂，你跟你爸妈说了你在跟这一小杯"脱脂牛奶"约会吗？《The Big Bang Theory Season 4》《生活大爆炸 第四季》

(11)The cold has now spread to my special place, so I'm gonna do the short version of this.

冷空气已经蔓延到我“那里”了所以我会长话短说。《Friends Season 10》《老友记 第十季》

(12)I'm Irish. Know why I'm a short stack of pancakes, Huckleberry? Cause I'm a leprechaun! Here have a potato!

我是爱尔兰人。知道我为什么是一堆煎饼了吗，小越橘？因为我是一个爱尔兰小妖精！来个土豆！《Girl Meets World Season 3》《女孩成长记 第三季》

(13)So you're offering us a chance to short this pile of blocks? How?

所以你要提供给我们机会做空这堆积木，怎么实施？《The Big Short》《大空头》

(14)All right. In short, the merger of our two great companies will ensure our competitive edge.

总之，长话短说，我们两大公司的兼并将确保我们的竞争优势。《The Good Wife Season 5》《傲骨贤妻 第五季》

(15)Well, a short, bespectacled colleague of mine who lives in the shadow of his brilliant roommate. Let's call this colleague Ricardo Shilly-Shally.

我的一个活在他绝顶聪明的室友光环之下的四眼鸡矮子同事，这叫他"里卡多·谢利沙力"吧。《The Big Bang Theory Season 6》《生活大爆炸 第六季》