3 metres/5 miles etc short of somethingwithout reaching a place you are trying to get to, because you are still a particular distance from it 距某处还差三米/五英里等 The plane touched down 200 metres short of the runway. 这架飞机在距跑道 200 米的地方着陆。
→ 3 metres/5 miles etc short of something at short3(8)