| 词汇 | be running short (of/on something) |
| 释义 | be running short (of/on something)be running short (of/on something) ENOUGH#if you are running short of something, or if something is running short, it is being used up and there will soon not be enough left （某物）使用殆尽，即将用完 We’re running short of coffee again. 我们的咖啡又快没有了。 Our supplies of petrol were running short. 我们的汽油储备量不多了。 Come on, time’s running short! 快点，时间不多了！ Examples from the Corpus be running short (of/on something)• Let's go - time's running short.• Our supply of firewood was running short.• Nevertheless, Baldwin felt his time was running short.• Still, time is running short.• Time was running short for Lievin.• San Francisco may be running short of characters, but new communities pop up every day.• He was running short of petrol and that route offered him the chance to capture replenishments along the way.• As we are running short of time, let me end with one area where there is a clear divide.• He was running short of time.• Many stores are running short on bottled water. → be running short (of/on something) at short3(2) |
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