短卸

The missile landed ten miles short (of its target). 那枚導(dǎo)彈落在離目標(biāo)十英里的地方。

Your work falls short of my expectations. 你的工作未達(dá)到我的期望。

Our escape was little short of miraculous. 我們能逃脫簡直是個奇跡。

In the short term, the medicine may not be very effective. 從眼前來看，這藥可能療效不是很大。

The hope of a short war went glimmering. 戰(zhàn)爭無望在短期內(nèi)結(jié)束。

Nothing short of this could mend the case. 不這樣就不能挽回局面。