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。