fall short

常见例句

Where do they fall short?
他们的不足又在何处？
Zichen did not answer, because anything she said would fall short of his expectations.
紫宸没有回答，因为她说出的东西会减少他的期待。
In fact, this chapter is almost too full of examples and ideas; and once again, in their eagerness to present everything, the authors fall short on organizational logic.
实际上，本章的例子很丰富并且富有思想；并且他们的热心再次用在了每件事上，作者在组织逻辑上有些缺乏。

The pledges announced by NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rassmussen fall short of the 10,000 additional troops that Pentagon officials hoped for.
Because very often,with very good intentions, we may fall short of what we are capable of doing, or in some situations,even hurt more than help.
因为很多时候，即使有很好的意愿，我们的能力还是有限，或在某些情况下，我们带来的伤害多于帮助。
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In other words, set your sights high, knowing you will probably fall short.
换句话说即将目光放远，了解到你可能将会失败。
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Inevitably in something this big, there are going to be places where things fall short.
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