fall short

短语

缺乏; 不足; 达不到(目标); 不符合

发音

US /fɔl ʃoɹt/
AU /foːl ʃoːt/

词形变化

fallen short falling short falls short 三单 falls short fell short falling short 现在分词 fell short 过去式 fallen short 过去式 fallen short 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient.

    习语

    I did my best, but fell far short of the score cutoff.

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