英语词组fall short是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

fall short (of something)

Theme: LACKING

fall short (of something)to lack something; to lack enough of something.

We fell short of money at the end of the month.When baking a cake, the cook fell short of eggs and had to go to the store for more.

Idiom

fall short (of something)

Theme: FAILURE

to fail to achieve a goal.

We fell short of our goal of collecting a thousand dollars.Ann ran a fast race, but fell short of the record.

fall short of (something)

To not meet or reach something, usually a goal, standard, or requirement. The phone falls quite short of the company's usual quality, feeling a bit cheap as a result. Unfortunately, your application fell short of the requirements for entry, so it has been denied. The company fell short of their quarterly targets for the third time in a row.

fall short

to lack something; to lack enough of something, such as money, time, etc. We fell short of money at the end of the month. Tom fell short of cash and had to borrow from me.

fall short (of)

1 (of a missile) fail to reach its target. 2 be deficient or inadequate; fail to reach a required goal.

fall short

1. To fail to attain a specified amount, level, or degree: an athlete whose skill fell far short of expectations.

2. To prove inadequate: Food supplies fell short.

fall short (of), to

To fail to attain a certain standard; to be insufficient. The expression comes from archery, horseshoes, and other activities in which a missile may fall to the ground before reaching the desired goal, or mark (it is sometimes put as falling short of the mark). The essayist William Hazlitt wrote, “Cavanagh’s blows were not undecided and ineffectual—lumbering like Mr. Wordsworth’s epic poetry, nor wavering like Mr. Coleridge’s lyric prose, nor short of the mark like Mr. Brougham’s speeches” (Table Talk, 1821–22).

词组	fall short
释义	Idiom fall short (of something) Theme: LACKING fall short (of something)to lack something; to lack enough of something. We fell short of money at the end of the month.When baking a cake, the cook fell short of eggs and had to go to the store for more. Idiom fall short (of something) Theme: FAILURE to fail to achieve a goal. We fell short of our goal of collecting a thousand dollars.Ann ran a fast race, but fell short of the record. Idiom fall shortfall short (of something) to not reach an amount or standard. Earnings from the farmer's market fell short of what we had expected.Your behavior the other night fell short. fall short of (something) To not meet or reach something, usually a goal, standard, or requirement. The phone falls quite short of the company's usual quality, feeling a bit cheap as a result. Unfortunately, your application fell short of the requirements for entry, so it has been denied. The company fell short of their quarterly targets for the third time in a row. fall short to lack something; to lack enough of something, such as money, time, etc. We fell short of money at the end of the month. Tom fell short of cash and had to borrow from me. fall short (of) 1 (of a missile) fail to reach its target. 2 be deficient or inadequate; fail to reach a required goal. fall short 1. To fail to attain a specified amount, level, or degree: an athlete whose skill fell far short of expectations. 2. To prove inadequate: Food supplies fell short. fall short (of), to To fail to attain a certain standard; to be insufficient. The expression comes from archery, horseshoes, and other activities in which a missile may fall to the ground before reaching the desired goal, or mark (it is sometimes put as falling short of the mark). The essayist William Hazlitt wrote, “Cavanagh’s blows were not undecided and ineffectual—lumbering like Mr. Wordsworth’s epic poetry, nor wavering like Mr. Coleridge’s lyric prose, nor short of the mark like Mr. Brougham’s speeches” (Table Talk, 1821–22).
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