short·com·ing
noun/ˈʃɔːtkʌmɪŋ/
/ˈʃɔːrtkʌmɪŋ/
[usually plural]- a fault in somebody’s character, a plan, a system, etc.
缺点；短处 - She made me aware of my own shortcomings.
她让我认识到自己的缺点。 - Despite a number of shortcomings, the project will still go ahead.
尽管存在一些缺陷，该项目仍将继续进行。
Extra Examples- Not all these shortcomings stem from inadequate resources.
这些缺陷并非都源自资源不足。 - The committee is willing to overlook your past shortcomings.
委员会可以对你过去的缺点忽略不计。 - Their proposal seeks to remedy the shortcomings of the current system.
他们的建议旨在弥补当下体制存在的缺陷。 - There were obvious shortcomings in the report.
报告有明显纰漏。 - They said the accident was due to shortcomings on the part of the pilots.
他们说是飞行员的过失造成了这起事故。 - The report highlights the shortcomings of the prison service.
该报告特别强调了监狱部门的缺失。 - The three studies suffer from several shortcomings.
这三项研究都存在一些缺陷。 - What are the real shortcomings in the inspection procedure?
该审查程序的真正不足在哪里？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- alleged
- perceived
- obvious
- …
- have
- suffer from
- call attention to
- …
- stem from something
- despite somebody/something’s shortcomings
- in spite of somebody/something’s shortcomings
- shortcoming in
- …
- shortcomings on somebody’s part
- She made me aware of my own shortcomings.