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单词 short of
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short of

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1

Having an inadequate supply of, as in We're short of cash right now. [Late 1600s] Also see fall short of.

2

Less than, inferior to, as in Nothing short of her best effort was needed to make the team. [Mid-1500s]

3

Other than, without resorting to, as in Short of yelling, I had no other way of getting his attention.

4

See stop short, def. 3.

Words nearby short of

shortly, short metre, Short money, short notice, on, short odds, short of, short order, short palmar muscle, short radial extensor muscle of wrist, short-range, short rate
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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