come short

英 美
  • 缺乏
  • 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:
  1. fail to meet (expectations or standards)

    1. The country is short of skilled labor.
      这个国家缺乏熟练工人。
    2. We were kept on short commons during the siege.
      我们被围困时缺乏粮食。
    3. The factory is running short of supplies of coal.
      这个工厂煤储备不足。
    4. They give short weight in that store.
      那家商店售货斤两不足。
    5. As the bishop was rather short of stature, he could not reach it.
      主教的身材矮小,达不到。
    6. 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。
    7. Your work does not come up to the requirements.
      你的工作不符合要求。
    8. These goods fall short of quality.
      这批货物不符合质量。