"short of" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 缺少
• 缺乏
• 差一点

Definition

用于表示某物不够，或意思是“几乎但还没到”。通常表达差一点点或接近目标但未达到。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常出现在日常口语和书面语里。后面常接名词，如“short of money（缺钱）”、“short of time（缺时间）”。也可以表示‘差一点’。不要和“short on”混淆，后者口语色彩更重。

Examples

We are short of bread. Can you buy some?

我们**缺少**面包。你能去买吗？

I'm short of time today.

我今天**缺乏**时间。

He stopped playing because he was short of breath.

他停止了比赛，因为他**喘不过气**了。

We're a bit short of cash until payday.

我们工资发之前有点**缺钱**。

His performance was nothing short of amazing.

他的表现简直**堪称**惊人。

We're just two dollars short of what we need.

我们只**差**两美元就够了。