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单词 falls short
释义

falls short

phrase

present tense third-person singular of fall short
1
as in fails
to be unsuccessful The movie fell short of its viewers' expectations.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • fails
  • collapses
  • flops
  • falls flat
  • folds
  • struggles
  • strikes out
  • misses
  • falls on one's face
  • bombs
  • flames out
  • tanks
  • lays an egg
  • comes up empty
  • washes out
  • comes to grief
  • founders
  • dies on the vine
  • flunks
  • craters
  • comes a cropper
  • declines
  • goes under
  • crashes
  • slips
  • skids
  • crumbles
  • slumps
  • flounders
  • wanes
  • miscarries
  • misfires
  • sinks
  • implodes
  • self-destructs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • comes off
  • goes
  • succeeds
  • delivers
  • goes over
  • works out
  • pans out
  • clicks
  • cooks
  • thrives
  • flourishes
  • prospers
  • prevails
  • wins
  • triumphs
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as in falls flat
to go wrong The biography falls short by neglecting to explore the subject's faults as well as his virtues.

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • falls flat
  • fails
  • comes to grief
  • miscarries
  • misfires
  • comes a cropper
  • stalls
  • dies
  • misses
  • struggles
  • flops
  • flames out
  • breaks down
  • folds
  • founders
  • crashes
  • washes out
  • tanks
  • flunks
  • fizzles
  • skids
  • bombs
  • wanes
  • flounders
  • slumps
  • slips
  • declines
  • busts
  • conks (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • prevails
  • succeeds
  • flourishes
  • thrives
  • prospers
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