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short of
1. 少于，不及，未达到
still two years short of graduation 离毕业仍有两年
I was still some way short of the bridge. 我离大桥还有一些路。
hold short of the intersection 不靠近十字街口
I met Mary just short of the door. 还未到门口我遇见了玛丽。
2. 缺乏，不足
We are short of candles. 我们缺蜡烛。
They do not appear to the short of cash. 看来他们并不缺现钱。
The judgment based on grounds short of actual proof may be quite mistaken. 以缺乏实际证据的理由为根据作出的判断有可能是十分错误的。
3. 除…外；若无
Short of calling a meeting, I don't know how we can get our plan approved. 除了召集会议外，我不知道还有什么别的办法能使我们的计划得到批准。
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