fall short of
- 射不中; 達不到; 不符合;不履行
- 釋義
- 同反義
片語
- 1. 射不中; 達不到; 不符合 The performance fell short of our expectations. 這場表演遠不及我們預期之佳。 Your work falls short of my expectations. 你的工作沒有達到我的期望。
- 2. 不履行 He was fired for his falling short of his demands. 他因為不盡職守被開除了。
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有關expectation的單複數用法?
... were unhappy when the earnings of their company fell short of expectations 幫我翻譯一下這句. fell short 是什麼意思? to fall...
艱深的英文翻譯問題2
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pledges fall far short是什麼中文意思?
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