英语词汇“to fall short”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

to fall short

adjective

If someone or something is or stops short of a place, they have not quite reached it. If they are or fall short of an amount, they have not quite achieved it.

He stopped a hundred yards short of the building. [+ of]

The two countries signed an agreement to halt the domestic trade in ivory, but it fell short of a complete ban.

Inflation is just short of 11 per cent.

They were still 91 short of their target.

Synonyms: be lacking, miss, fail, disappoint

See full dictionary entry for short

单词	to fall short
释义	to fall short adjective If someone or something is or stops short of a place, they have not quite reached it. If they are or fall short of an amount, they have not quite achieved it. He stopped a hundred yards short of the building. [+ of] The two countries signed an agreement to halt the domestic trade in ivory, but it fell short of a complete ban. Inflation is just short of 11 per cent. They were still 91 short of their target. Synonyms: be lacking, miss, fail, disappoint See full dictionary entry for short
随便看	counter clerk counterclockwise counter-clockwise counter criticism counter-culture counterculture counterculture counter-espionage counterespionage counter extremism counterfeit counterfeit card counterfeit currency counterfeit document counterfeiter counterfeiting counterfeit money counterfeit product counterfeit ticket counterfoil counter-intelligence counterintelligence counter intelligence counterintelligence countermand