| 词汇 | fall short of something |
| 释义 | fall short of somethingfall short of something 1 LESSto be less than the amount or standard that is needed or that you want 未达到…；不足…；未满… This year’s profit will fall short of 13%. 今年的利润将不足13%。 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。 Examples from the Corpus fall short of something• On the other hand, if the firm falls short of covering its fixed costs, a loss will be incurred.• The results fell short of eight analysts' forecasts of profit between 130 million and 127 million pounds.• The trainers suggest that, as guards, they fell short of expectations.• By 1951 the Labour government had built 900,000 houses, falling short of its target of 240,000 dwellings a year.• The results fell far short of our expectations.• Even in the best of years, Journal news coverage inevitably falls short of perfection.• Anything less than this is a measure of the extent to which the research falls short of scientific standards.• Reality has a way of falling short of the ideal. → fall short of something at fall1(1) 2 FAILto be less than what you need, expected, or hoped for, or to fail to reach a satisfactory standard 达不到〔目的、期望、标准〕 The Republicans increased their share of the vote, but still fell short of a majority. 共和党得票增加了，但仍达不到多数。 Shares in the company dropped 26p yesterday, as profits fell short of City expectations. 昨天公司股票下跌 26 便士，因为其利润低于伦敦金融界的预期。 fall short of a goal/target/ideal The economy fell short of the Treasury’s target of 2% growth. 经济未能达到财政部 2% 的增长目标。 fall far/a long way/well short of something Facilities in these schools fall far short of the standards required. 这些学校的设施远远未达到所要求的标准。 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。 Examples from the Corpus fall short of something• On the other hand, if the firm falls short of covering its fixed costs, a loss will be incurred.• The results fell short of eight analysts' forecasts of profit between 130 million and 127 million pounds.• The trainers suggest that, as guards, they fell short of expectations.• By 1951 the Labour government had built 900,000 houses, falling short of its target of 240,000 dwellings a year.• Even in the best of years, Journal news coverage inevitably falls short of perfection.• Anything less than this is a measure of the extent to which the research falls short of scientific standards.• Reality has a way of falling short of the ideal. → fall short of something at short3(1) |
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