short of

短语
大学

缺乏, 达不到, 除...以外

教材释义与例句

短语

缺少；达不到；除了；只要不是

短语

缺乏；不足；短缺

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Except; but; without resorting to; up to the point of.

    He tried everything short of lending her the money himself.

    Short of a miracle, nothing/little short of kneeling before your boss will do.

    1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London "Short of shooting us all in cold blood how's that going to help you, Mr. Carrados?" asked Larch, coming down to the commonplace of the situation. "It looks like stalemate to me […] "

  2. 2.

    Insufficiently equipped with.

    He's a nice person, but a bit short of brains.

  3. 3.

    Less than.

    An Olympic athlete cannot perform at any level short of world-class.