短语 | fall short of sth |
释义 | fall short of sth to be less than what you need, expected, or hoped for, or to fail to reach a satisfactory standard达不到〔目的、期望、标准〕:•The Republicans increased their share of the vote, but still fell short of a majority.共和党票数增加了,但仍达不到多数。•Shares in the company dropped 26p yesterday, as profits fell short of City expectations.昨天公司股票下跌 26 便士,因为其利润低于伦敦金融界的预期。fall short of a goal / target / ideal•The economy fell short of the Treasury's target of 2% growth.经济未能达到财政部 2% 的增长目标。fall far / a long way / well short of sth•Facilities in these schools fall far short of the standards required.这些学校的设施远远未达到所要求的标准。•One or two songs on the album are interesting, but most fall short of the mark (=are not good enough) .这张专辑中有一两首歌还算不错,但大部分都不怎么样。fall ˈshort of sthto fail to reach the standard that you expected or need未达到;不符合The hotel fell far short of their expectations.旅馆远没有他们预期的那么好。 |
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