fall short

/shawrt/US // ʃɔrt //UK // (ʃɔːt) //

亏损,亏欠,亏空,不及格

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
short·er, short·est.
- : having little length; not long.
- : having little height; not tall: a short man.
- : extending or reaching only a little way: a short path.
- : brief in duration; not extensive in time:a short wait.
- : brief or concise, as writing.
- : rudely brief; abrupt; brusque: short behavior.
- : low in amount; scanty: short rations.
- : not reaching a point, mark, target, or the like; not long enough or far enough.
- : below the standard in extent, quantity, duration, etc.: short measure.
- : having a scanty or insufficient amount of: He was short in experience.
- : being below a necessary or desired level; lacking: The office is short due to winter colds and flu.
- : Cooking. crisp and flaky; breaking or crumbling readily from being made with a large proportion of butter or other shortening. containing a relatively large amount of shortening.
- : deficient in tenacity; friable; brittle.
- : of less than ordinary length from front to back.
- : Stock Exchange. not possessing at the time of sale commodities or stocks that one sells.noting or pertaining to a sale of commodities or stocks that the seller does not possess, depending for profit on a decline in prices.
- : Phonetics. lasting a relatively short time: “Bit” has a shorter vowel-sound than “bid” or “bead.”belonging to a class of sounds considered as usually shorter in duration than another class, as the vowel of but as compared to that of bought, and in many languages serving as a distinctive feature of phonemes, as the a in German Bann in contrast with the ah in Bahn, or the t in Italian fato in contrast with the tt in fatto.having the sound of the English vowels in bat, bet, bit, hot, but, and put, historically descended from vowels that were short in duration.
- : Prosody. lasting a relatively shorter time than a long syllable.unstressed.
- : small:a short drink.
- : Chiefly British. undiluted; straight.
- : Ceramics. not plastic enough to be modeled.
- : Ropemaking. hard.

adv.副词 adverb

1
- : abruptly or suddenly: to stop short.
- : briefly; curtly.
- : on the near side of an intended or particular point: The arrow landed short.
- : Baseball. with the hands higher on the handle of the bat than usual: He held the bat short and flied out.in a fielding position closer to home plate than usual.

n.名词 noun

1
- : something that is short.
- : that which is deficient or lacking.
- : Usually the short . the sum and substance of a matter; gist: Here's the short of it: they broke up two weeks before the wedding.See also long.
- : shorts, trousers, knee-length or shorter.short pants worn by men as an undergarment.knee breeches, formerly worn by men.Finance.short-term bonds.Mining.crushed ore failing to pass through a given screen, thus being of a larger given size than a specific grade.Compare fine. remnants, discards, or refuse of various cutting and manufacturing processes.
- : a size of garment for men who are shorter than average: He wears a 42 short.
- : a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in such a size.
- : Military. a shot that strikes or bursts short of the target.
- : Electricity. short circuit.
- : Prosody. a short sound or syllable.
- : Baseball. shortstop.
- : Movies. short subject.
- : Finance. short seller.
- : a deficiency or the amount of a deficiency.
- : Chiefly British. a small drink of straight whiskey; shot.

v.有主动词 verb

1
- : to cause a short circuit in.
- : to cheat by giving less than is expected or deserved; shortchange.

v.无主动词 verb

1
- : to short-circuit.

Phrases

short and sweet
short end of the stick, the
short for
short haul
short notice, on
short of
short order
short run
short shrift, give
by the short hairs
caught short
cut short
fall short
for short
in brief (short)
in short order
in short supply
in the long (short) run
life is too short
long and short of it
long (short) haul
make a long story short
make short work of
nothing short of
run short
sell short
stop short

Synonyms & Antonyms

as ingo without

Synonyms

abstain弃权,投弃权票,弃权票,弃权者 be deprived of被剥夺了,被剥夺了的,被剥夺,被剥夺的 do without不用,不做,没有,不需要 go short做空,做短线,作空,做短线的 lack缺乏,缺少,欠缺,匮乏 need需要,需,要,要有 want想,要,想要,希望

Antonyms

earn赚取,赚钱,挣钱,赚得 get得到,获得,拿到,得 indulge纵容,放任自流,放纵,放纵自己 take采纳,采纳了 use使用,用,运用,利用

as inlet down

Synonyms

abandon抛弃,放弃,舍弃,弃置 depress压抑,沮丧,沮丧的,压抑的 disenchant失宠,失恋,丧失信心,失宠的人 disillusion幻灭,幻灭感,幻想破灭,幻觉 dissatisfy不满意,不满,不满意度,不满意的 fail不合格,失败,不及格,不成功 leave in lurch放任自流,搁置不顾,搁置不前,搁置 leave stranded搁浅,搁置,滞留,搁浅的 lower较低的,较低,低层,低级 pull down拉下,拉下来,下拉,下拉式 take down记下,拿下,记下了,取下

Antonyms

benefit效益,裨益,补助,效益方面 satisfy满足,符合,满意,满足了

as inlose

Synonyms

drop下降,跌落,掉落,滴 fail不合格,失败,不及格,不成功 forget遗忘,忘记,忘了,忘记了 give up放弃,舍弃,放弃吧,罢休 squander挥霍,挥霍浪费,挥霍无度,挥霍掉 suffer遭受,受到影响,遭,受到影响的 surrender投降,交出,投诚,缴械投降 waste浪费,废物,废弃物,废弃 bereave丧亲之痛,丧亲,丧家之犬,丧亲者 capitulate俯首称臣,屈服,投降 consume消耗,消费,消耗掉,消耗的 default违约,默认的,违约金,默认 deplete耗尽,消耗,消耗掉,穷尽 disinherit剥夺继承权,剥夺财产继承权,断绝关系,剥夺财产 displace置换,取代,转移,换位 dispossess剥夺,褫夺,夺取 dissipate涣散,消散,放浪形骸,放浪 divest撤资,剥离,脱离,撤消 drain排水,排出,排水系统,排水渠 exhaust废气,排气,排气管,排风 expend支出,消耗,耗费,消耗掉 forfeit被没收的,弃权,被没收,没收 lavish挥霍无度,奢华的,挥霍无度的,挥霍浪费的 misplace错位,错置,错位了,错位的 miss错过了,错过,怀念,错过的 misspend乱花钱,误花钱,误花,乱花钱的 oust撵走,撵出,撵走了,驱赶 relinquish放弃,弃权,弃置,捐弃 rob抢劫,抢夺,抢,打劫 sacrifice牺牲,祭祀,牺牲品,牺性 yield产量,屈服,收益,收益率 be careless大意,粗心大意,粗心,大意了 be impoverished穷困潦倒,穷愁潦倒,贫穷,穷途末路 be reduced减少,被减少,被削减,缩减 become poorer变得更穷,变穷了,变穷,变贫 fail to keep失守,失手,失约,失误 pass up弃权,放弃,放弃了,遗弃 suffer loss吃亏,吃亏了,折损,亏损 use up用尽,用完,穷尽,用完了

Antonyms

as inmisfire

Synonyms

backfire适得其反,反作用力,反击,反效果 fall flat跌倒在地,跌倒了,摔倒了,扁平化 fizzle咝咝声,咝咝作响,咝咝声响,泡影 flop扑倒,扑向 abort舍弃,退出,舍弃权,退出来 blunder失误,大错特错,失策 explode爆炸,爆发,爆炸性,爆炸性地 flounder鲽鱼,漫天飞舞,漫天飞舞的鱼群,漫无目的的游荡 miscarry流产,小产,小便,堕胎 miss错过了,错过,怀念,错过的 slip滑落,滑倒,滑移,溜 break down分解,崩溃,溃败,破解 come to nothing落空,化为乌有,落空了,化为泡影 fizz out泡汤了,晕倒,泡汤,咝咝声 fizzle out泡汤了,泡汤,告吹了,告吹 go up in smoke化为乌有,化为乌有了,化为灰烬 go wrong出错,出错了,出岔子,出问题 peter out熄灭,淘汰,灭亡,熄火

Antonyms

correct正确的,正确,纠正,更正 do well做好,搞好,办好,做得好 succeed成功,继承,成功的,成功地

as inmiss

Synonyms

blow打击,吹,打吹,吹吹 blunder失误,大错特错,失策 botch敷衍了事,敷衍塞责,敷衍,敷衍了事的人 disregard漠视,不理会,不顾,漠不关心 drop下降,跌落,掉落,滴 err错,误差,错了,谬误 flub忽悠,忽悠人,失误,失败 forget遗忘,忘记,忘了,忘记了 fumble摸索,摸索前进,摸索着前进 ignore忽略不计,置之不理,忽略,无视 juggle变戏法,杂耍,变戏法似的,变戏法一样 lose失去,损失,丧失,失去了 miscarry流产,小产,小便,堕胎 misfire失火,失火事件,失火了,失火的问题 mislay误伤,捣乱,误导,捣蛋鬼 misplace错位,错置,错位了,错位的 muff马夫,闷棍,袖口,拷问 neglect忽视,忽略了,忽视了,忽略 omit省略,遗漏,略过,省略掉 overlook忽视,忽视了,忽略了,忽略 overshoot过冲,过冲量,过冲值,过头 skip跳过,跳绳,跳过去,跳跃 slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微 slip滑落,滑倒,滑移,溜 trip旅行,旅程,旅程中,旅行中 undershoot下冲,下冲量,下斜线,下斜 be late for迟到,迟到了,姗姗来迟,迟到的 drop the ball丢球,掉球,失球,掉包 fall flat on face摔倒在地,扑空,跌破眼镜,扑街 let go放手,松手,放手吧,放开 let slip失语,失言,失语了,错失 pass over穿过,穿越,越过,略过 pass up弃权,放弃,放弃了,遗弃 trip up绊倒,绊倒了,绊住了

Antonyms

as inshrink

Synonyms

decrease减少,降低,下降,下跌 diminish减弱,贬低,减轻,削弱 drop off辍学,掉落,丢下,掉落的 dwindle缩减,逐渐减少,萎缩,缩水 fall off脱落,脱掉,脱离,掉下来 lessen减轻,减少,减轻了,减低 narrow狭窄的,窄小的,缩小,窄小 reduce减少,降低,削减,缩小 shorten缩短,简化,缩减,弄短 shrivel萎缩,起皱纹,缩水,萎靡不振 wane衰败,衰落,衰微,衰弱 weaken削弱,弱化,减弱,削弱了 wither凋零,凋谢,枯萎,萎缩 compress压缩,压制,压迫,压紧 concentrate浓缩,集中精力,专注,浓缩的 condense浓缩,凝聚,凝结,凝练 constrict压迫,缢死,缢杀,拘束 contract合同,签约,契约,契约书 deflate放气,平放,平减,平移 fail不合格,失败,不及格,不成功 waste浪费,废物,废弃物,废弃 wrinkle褶皱,皱纹,防皱,折皱 grow smaller越来越小,变小,逐渐变小,缩小 waste away浪费,浪费了,消减,浪费掉

Antonyms

develop发展,开发,发展的,发育 enlarge扩大,扩大范围,扩大规模,扩大化 expand拓展,扩充,扩大,扩展 extend延伸,延长,扩展,延续 grow增长,成长,长,壮大 increase增加,提高,增长,增 lengthen加长,拉长,延长,拖长 raise提高,抬高,抬起,抬起来 rise崛起,上升,兴起,涨 strengthen加强,强化,增强,巩固 blow up炸毁,炸毁了,爆炸,炸掉 loosen松动,松开,放松,疏松 stretch伸展,延伸,绵延,伸长 face脸,脸部,脸面,脸色 meet满足,遇见,遇到,迎接 take on承担,对付,担当,承担起

as inwane

Synonyms

abate消减,削减,缩减,减轻 atrophy萎缩,萎萎缩,萎缩不全,萎缩的 decrease减少,降低,下降,下跌 die down消亡,衰亡,熄灭,灭亡 die out灭亡,消亡,熄灭,灭顶之灾 dim暗淡,昏暗,昏暗的,暗淡无光 dwindle缩减,逐渐减少,萎缩,缩水 ebb退潮,减压,退潮期,减震 fade褪色,衰落,渐渐地,褪色的 peter out熄灭,淘汰,灭亡,熄火 shrink缩水,缩减,缩小,萎缩 slacken弛缓,松懈,松弛,弛缓的 subside减退,消退,减弱,沉降 taper off缩减,逐渐减少,渐渐减少,渐渐消失 weaken削弱,弱化,减弱,削弱了 wither凋零,凋谢,枯萎,萎缩 decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降 drop下降,跌落,掉落,滴 fail不合格,失败,不及格,不成功 fall坠落,跌倒,跌落,摔倒 moderate温和的,温和,温文尔雅,温顺的 relent勉强,不舍得,勉强接受,手软 sink水槽,沉降,沉没,沉沦 die away消亡,消逝,消亡了,逝去 draw to a close收工,收兵,收官,收尾 ease off纾解,纾缓,缓和,缓解 fade away消失,消失了,消逝,消失不见 let up放过,放弃,放弃吧,放宽 slack off松懈,松懈怠慢,懈怠,偷懒 waste away浪费,浪费了,消减,浪费掉 wind down收场,收风,收尾工作,收工

Antonyms

brighten亮化,亮光,亮丽,亮亮 develop发展,开发,发展的,发育 enhance加强,增强,提高,提升 enlarge扩大,扩大范围,扩大规模,扩大化 expand拓展,扩充,扩大,扩展 extend延伸,延长,扩展,延续 grow增长,成长,长,壮大 increase增加,提高,增长,增 rise崛起,上升,兴起,涨 strengthen加强,强化,增强,巩固 ascend升腾,升高,升,晋升 go up上去,上升,上涨,涨价 reach达到,达成,达到了,抵达 win赢,胜利,赢了,赢得 raise提高,抬高,抬起,抬起来

as inmiscarry

Synonyms

abort舍弃,退出,舍弃权,退出来 fall through落空,落空了,落下了,落下 backslide倒退,倒退的情况下,倒退的情况,倒退的现象 blunder失误,大错特错,失策 decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降 deteriorate恶化,变质,衰败,变差 fall坠落,跌倒,跌落,摔倒 fizzle咝咝声,咝咝作响,咝咝声响,泡影 flop扑倒,扑向 flounder鲽鱼,漫天飞舞,漫天飞舞的鱼群,漫无目的的游荡 fold折叠,褶皱,折,折痕 founder创始人,创办人,创始者,创立者 misfire失火,失火事件,失火了,失火的问题 miss错过了,错过,怀念,错过的 slip滑落,滑倒,滑移,溜 back wrong horse错马,错马而行,错马了,错票 be defeated失败,败北,打败了,打败 be demoted遭降职,降职,降级,遭贬 be found lacking缺少,发现没有,不见得,缺少什么 be in vain枉费,枉费心机,徒劳无益,枉费了 be ruined毁了,毁掉了,毁掉,沦落风尘 break down分解,崩溃,溃败,破解 come to naught落空,落空了,化为泡影,化为乌有 come to nothing落空,化为乌有,落空了,化为泡影 fall flat跌倒在地,跌倒了,摔倒了,扁平化 go astray走入歧途,走失,走错路 go down下去,下来,下去了,下降 go down swinging荡气回肠,荡气回肠地走下去,荡气回肠地走了 go downhill走下坡路,走下坡路了,下坡路,下坡 go up in smoke化为乌有,化为乌有了,化为灰烬 go wrong出错,出错了,出岔子,出问题 hit bottom跌至谷底,跌入谷底,跌到谷底,跌落谷底 hit the skids遭遇滑坡,打滑了,打滑,遭遇滑铁卢 lose control失控,失去控制,失守,失态 lose out吃亏,吃亏了,吃亏的,亏损 lose status丧失地位,丧失身份,丧失资格,丢掉身份 meet with disaster蒙难,惨遭不幸,遭遇灾难,遭殃 miss fire失火,失火了,失火事件,错过了火 miss the boat错失良机,误入歧途,错过了船,误事 miss the mark错失良机,失手,失误,错失 play into扮演成,演变成,玩到,扮演为 run aground搁浅,沉没,落水,触礁 turn out badly糟糕的结果,糟糕的结果是,倒霉的是,不妙

Antonyms

accomplish达到,达成,成就,成绩 achieve实现,达到,实现了,达到了 ascend升腾,升高,升,晋升 build建立,建立一个 correct正确的,正确,纠正,更正 develop发展,开发,发展的,发育 do well做好,搞好,办好,做得好 go up上去,上升,上涨,涨价 improve改善,改进,完善,提高 rise崛起,上升,兴起,涨 succeed成功,继承,成功的,成功地

as infail

Synonyms

Antonyms

as inflop

Synonyms

come apart开裂,开裂了,脱节,脱节了 fall flat跌倒在地,跌倒了,摔倒了,扁平化 fold折叠,褶皱,折,折痕 misfire失火,失火事件,失火了,失火的问题 bomb炸弹,轰炸,爆炸,炸弹事件 close关闭,密切,结束,靠近 flummox傻瓜式,傻瓜式的,傻瓜,傻瓜型 founder创始人,创办人,创始者,创立者 miscarry流产,小产,小便,堕胎 come to nothing落空,化为乌有,落空了,化为泡影 wash out冲掉,淘汰,洗出,冲掉了

Antonyms

succeed成功,继承,成功的,成功地 accomplish达到,达成,成就,成绩 achieve实现,达到,实现了,达到了

Examples

In short, he moved closer to Pelosi’s position after a monthlong showdown.
Antebellum, the film, has its roots in a short story the duo wrote in October 2017.
When a QED calculation leads to an infinite sum, cut it short.
Rapid short-term cooling following the Chicxulub impact at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary.
For best results, cut a short section of FireCord and remove the red strand.
As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
The precision it took to craft such a cohesive, wholly compelling work over 12 years is nothing short of remarkable.
In short, fatherhood gets little attention in policy debates.
But the qualities Mario Cuomo brought to public life—compassion, integrity, commitment to principle—remain in short supply today.
In short, we found ways to couch messages of failure or inadequacy.
Sometimes the stems are quite bare; on other occasions they are partly branched; in any case the branches are short.
Many of their cannon balls that fell far short of us, were collected and returned to them with powerful effect.
He was tall and of familiar figure, and the firelight was playing in the tossed curls of his short, fair hair.
They are ovoid in shape, and lie in pairs, end to end, often forming short chains.
And since he was a very fast runner—for short distances—he met Grandfather Mole just as the old chap was crawling up the bank.

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