كيف تنطق "short of"

expression

US

ˈʃɔɹt/ /ˈəv

SHORT-uhv

UK

ʃˈɔːt/ /ˈɒv

SHAWT-ov

التعريف

Used to say that you do not have enough of something, or to mean 'almost but not quite'. It often shows you are lacking a small amount or just missing a goal.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈʃɔɹt/ /ˈəv

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ʃˈɔːt/ /ˈɒv

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

SHORT-uhv

بريطاني

SHAWT-ov

استمع في السياق

We are short of bread. Can you buy some?

I'm short of time today.

He stopped playing because he was short of breath.

We're a bit short of cash until payday.