1 be short of 就是“……的缩写”
如:BB is short of Blackboard
还有另一种形式be short for
如:Blackboard is short for BB
2 有“缺少……”之意
We're short of cash.
我们的资金不足
1。be short of 缺乏(反义词组:be rich in)she is short of food。
2。。。。。的缩写Phone is short of telephone。
short of
Having an inadequate supply of:
…供给不够的:
We're short of cash.
我们现在现金不足
Less than:
少于:
Nothing short of her best effort was required to make the team.
要组成一个队她必须全力以赴
Other than; without resorting to:
除…以外;没有诉诸于:
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
Not quite willing to undertake or do; just this side of:
不是很愿意承担或做…;差点要做…:
She stopped short of throwing out the old photo.
她差点要把旧照片扔掉了
short of
adv.
缺乏, 达不到, 除...以外, 只要没有
1.Having an inadequate supply of:
…供给不够的:
We're short of cash.
我们现在现金不足
2.Less than:
少于:
Nothing short of her best effort was required to make the team.
要组成一个队她必须全力以赴
3.Other than; without resorting to:
除…以外;没有诉诸于:
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
4.Not quite willing to undertake or do; just this side of:
不是很愿意承担或做…;差点要做…:
She stopped short of throwing out the old photo.
她差点要把旧照片扔掉了
短缺
We are short of ammunition.
我们的弹药不多了。
The youth is short of experience.
那个年轻人没经验。