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| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔BAD〕The condition of the inner cities in this country is nothing short of a crime. 这个国家各旧城区的情况简直惨不忍睹。朗文写作活用〔CLEAN〕Red Cross officials say they are running short of disinfectant and sterile bandages. 红十字会官员称他们的消毒剂和无菌绷带快用完了。朗文写作活用〔ENOUGH/NOT ENOUGH〕The refugees are running short of supplies and winter is approaching. 难民的物资即将用完，而冬天又在渐渐逼近。朗文写作活用〔TIME〕If you're short of time, I recommend seeing at least the museum and the cathedral. 如果你时间不够，我建议你至少要去参观博物馆和大教堂。朗文写作活用〔be nothing short of...〕His achievements as a political reformer have been nothing short of miraculous.他作为一名政治改革家所取得的成就简直称得上是奇迹。剑桥高阶〔breath〕I felt a little short of breath and had to sit down.我有点儿喘不过气来，只好坐下了。牛津搭配〔breath〕She was very short of breath(= had difficulty breathing).她呼吸很困难。牛津高阶〔bunch up〕If they need to bunch aircraft more closely together to bring in one that is short of fuel, they will do so.如果需要将飞机挨得更紧一些好使其中那架燃油不足的飞机不致掉队，他们会这么做的。柯林斯高阶〔cash〕I 'm a bit short of cash.我还缺点钱。外研社新世纪〔consciousness〕Her political consciousness sprang from her upbringing when her father's illness left the family short of money.她的政治意识源于她的成长经历，那时因为父亲生病，家境窘迫。柯林斯高阶〔easy〕We're short of milk, so go easy with it.我们的牛奶不多,所以要省着点。英汉大词典〔endorse〕Ivanov stopped short of endorsing military action.伊万诺夫差点儿就同意采取军事行动了。外研社新世纪〔fall〕He would sack any of his staff who fell short of his high standards.他会将没有达到他高标准的员工都开除掉。朗文当代〔fall〕Supply fell short of demand.供不应求。英汉大词典〔fall〕This year's profit will fall short of 13%.今年的利润将不足 13%。朗文当代〔fly〕They flew short of that spirit.他们不能达到那种精神境界。英汉大词典〔food〕The city was under siege and began to run short of food.这座城市陷入了包围之中，开始面临食物短缺。牛津搭配〔fund〕The Museum is so short of funds (=has so little money) it may have to sell the painting.博物馆资金紧缺，可能不得不卖掉那幅藏画。朗文当代〔gild〕Gilding the lily of what is basically a romantic comedy, the director falls a little short of his best mark.导演为一部本质上属于浪漫喜剧的作品画蛇添足, 使得他与理想目标失之交臂。外研社新世纪〔hard currency〕The government is running short of hard currency to pay for imports.政府目前缺少可以支付进口产品的硬通货。柯林斯高阶〔hard currency〕The government is running short of hard currency to pay for imports.政府没有足够的硬通货来支付进口产品。外研社新世纪〔jack-in-the-box〕That's nothing short of a jack-in-the-box surprise.那件事可真是大大出乎意料。英汉大词典〔live〕Universities are short of accommodation, so some students have to live out.大学的宿舍不够住，所以有些学生只好住到校外。麦克米伦高阶〔long〕Anyway, the long and the short of it is that we got our money back in the end.不管怎样, 重要的是我们最终拿回了自己的钱。外研社新世纪〔much〕They are always short of water to drink, much less to bathe in.他们的饮用水一直短缺，更别提洗澡水了。柯林斯高阶〔peter out〕The road peters out seven kilometres short of the village.这条路在离村子七公里的地方就到头了。外研社新世纪〔pitch〕Her shot landed short of the green and pitched into a bunker.她打出的这一球未到达球穴区，弹进了沙坑。韦氏高阶〔prompt〕Try to be prompt because we'll be very short of time.尽量快点，因为我们时间很紧。剑桥高阶〔ready〕The company is short of ready cash.公司缺乏现金。朗文当代〔run〕I'm running short of ideas.我已经没什么主意了。麦克米伦高阶〔short-sighted〕Thanks to the government's short-sightedness, our hospitals are very short of cash.由于政府目光短浅，我们的医院资金非常紧缺。朗文当代〔short〕Short of calling a meeting, I don't know how we can get our plan approved.除了召集会议外,我不知道还有什么别的办法能使我们的计划得到批准。英汉大词典〔short〕Short of yelling at him, I had no other way to catch his attention.除了大声向他喊叫，我真想不出还有什么办法能引起他的注意美国传统〔short〕His performance was woefully short of conviction.很遗憾，他表现得一点儿都不坚定。牛津搭配〔short〕One or two songs on the album are interesting, but most fall short of the mark (=are not good enough) .这张专辑中有一两首歌还算不错，但大部分都不怎么样。朗文当代〔short〕She's always short of breath when she climbs the stairs.她爬楼梯时总是上气不接下气。剑桥高阶〔short〕The judgment based on grounds short of actual proof may be quite mistaken.以缺乏实际证据的理由为根据作出的判断有可能是十分错误的。英汉大词典〔short〕The party had just begun and we were already running short of beer.聚会才刚刚开始，我们的啤酒就快喝完了。麦克米伦高阶〔short〕They accused the President of incompetence, but stopped short of calling for his resignation.他们指责总统无能，差点要求他辞职。朗文当代〔short〕They were three short of a majority, so the vote wasn't passed.他们差3票没有达到法定多数，所以这次表决没有通过。麦克米伦高阶〔short〕We're short of cash.我们现在现金不足美国传统〔spot〕I'm a little short of cash. Can you spot me five bucks? 我现在缺点钱，你能借我五美元吗？韦氏高阶〔stature〕He's small in stature.=He's short of [in] stature.=He's of short stature.他身材矮小。文馨英汉〔underage〕An amount, as of money or goods actually on hand, that falls short of the listed amount in records or books of account.亏空：手头钱财或商品数量少于记录或帐本上所载数量美国传统〔undershoot〕To shoot short of a target.射击未命中目标美国传统〔woefully〕Most of the ships were woefully short of ammunition.大多数舰船弹药极度匮乏。柯林斯高阶Most banks offer overdrafts/overdraft facilities to students, to help them when they run short of money.大多数银行向学生提供透支方便，在他们缺钱时给予帮助。剑桥国际That you should escape by the skin of your teeth is nothing short of an apocalypse to me. 你能够大难不死，对我来说不亚于是个天启。译典通The company is not short of indents. 该公司不缺订货单。译典通We're running short of stock so we'd better put in an order.库存不多了，因此我们最好订一批货。牛津商务 |
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