| 单词 | short of |
| 释义 | short of short of [sth] expr: (other than) SC 除…外 chú wài Short of a raid on the cookie jar, we won't have a snack. 除了“突袭”饼干罐外，为了零食我们别无他法。 short of doing [sth] expr: (other than do [sth]) SC 除做…外 Short of replacing the whole engine, there is nothing you can do to solve the problem. 要想解决这个问题，除了换掉整个引擎外别无他法。 be short of [sth] v expr: (lacking) SC 不足，短缺 bù zú，duǎn quē TC 不足 SC 未达到，少于 wèi dá dào，shǎo yú I need to go shopping: we're short of bread and milk. 我需要去采购了，面包和牛奶都不够了。 the long and short of it is, the long and the short of it is that expr: informal (in summary) SC 长话短说 SC 简而言之 jiǎn ér yán zhī TC 簡而言之 The long and short of it is that I'm pregnant. nothing less than [sth], nothing short of [sth] expr: (with noun: only) SC 只有 zhǐ yǒu TC 只有 Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him. nothing less than [sth], nothing short of [sth] expr: (with adjective: utterly) SC 十足，简直 shí zú TC 十足，簡直 His behaviour was nothing short of rude. short of breath adj: (having difficulty breathing) SC 呼吸短促 hū xī duǎn cù TC 呼吸短促 SC 气短 stop short of [sth] v expr: informal (not become) SC 没有成为 SC 未变成 The SARS epidemic stopped short of a global pandemic. stop short of doing [sth] v expr: informal (not do) SC 不做某事 I was furious with her, but I stopped short of saying something I'd regret. |
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