| 词组 | run short |
| 释义 | Idiom run short (of something) Theme: AMOUNT - SMALL to use up almost all of something; to have too little or too few of something left.We are running short of milk. Please buy some on the way home.When it comes to money, we are always running short. run short of (something)To near the end of a supply of something. We're running short of paper towels right now, so use them judiciously. run short (of something)to begin to run out of something. We are running short of eggs. I always keep enough so I will never run short. run shortUse something up so that a supply runs out or becomes insufficient, as in We ran short of envelopes, or The organization is running short of money. [Mid-1700s] |
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