老外最常用的英文短语 fall short of

老外最常用的英文短语 fall short of



释义:

fall short of 缺乏某物

在这里的 fall 同样为 become 的含义,fall short of 表示“缺乏某物”,“……不足”等,与 be (run) short of 有着相同的含义。

例句:

Our supply of medicine fell short.

我们的药供给不足了。

We help people who fall short of cash.

我们帮助那些资金短缺的人。

At least they fell short of hitting me.

至少他们没有打我。

对话:

A: Did you make enough money to take a trip?

你挣够去旅行的钱了吗?

B: No, I fell short of the amount that I needed.

没有,现有的钱还不够。

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