come short
英
美
- come v.来;来到;来取、来拿;成为;达到;接近;摆出...的样子;处于(某个位置)
- short adj.短的;矮的;短期的;短缺的;简略的;粗暴无礼的;[语]短音的adv.缺少;未达到;半中间(打断);过早地(终止)n.烈酒;电影短片;[电]短路v.(使)短路
Verb:
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fail to meet (expectations or standards)
- The country is short of skilled labor.
这个国家缺乏熟练工人。
- We were kept on short commons during the siege.
我们被围困时缺乏粮食。
- The factory is running short of supplies of coal.
这个工厂煤储备不足。
- They give short weight in that store.
那家商店售货斤两不足。
- As the bishop was rather short of stature, he could not reach it.
主教的身材矮小,达不到。
- Inflation is very likely to undershoot official inflation targets for some time to come.
未来一段时间,通胀很有可能达不到官方设定的通胀目标。
- Your work does not come up to the requirements.
你的工作不符合要求。
- These goods fall short of quality.
这批货物不符合质量。