fall short of sth
表示未达到某个目标、标准或要求；也可只说 fall short，后面不加宾语。
The results fell short of our expectations.
结果没有达到我们的预期。
突然；简短地；唐突地
未达到；不够；不足；出其不意地；冷不防地；以空头方式；做空；以短球方式；弹跳较高地；突然地,简短地,简洁地。
突然地,简短地,简洁地。
Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
出其不意地。
Unawares.
未达到目标或要求。
Without achieving a goal or requirement.
距离击球手较远,因此弹跳比正常高；与全球相反。
Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
持有负面所有权。
With a negative ownership position.
She stopped short when she heard someone call her name.
听到有人叫她的名字时，她猛地停住了。
用法提示：short 作副词，与 stopped 搭配，表示“突然、猛地”，强调停下的动作发生得很突然。
This month's sales fell short of our original goal.
这个月的销售额没有达到我们最初的目标。
用法提示：short 作副词，与 fell 构成固定搭配，表示“未达到（目标）”。
The rain cut the outdoor concert short, but everyone enjoyed it.
雨让户外音乐会提早结束，不过大家都很喜欢。
用法提示：short 作副词，与 cut 构成固定搭配，表示“提前结束、突然中止”。
表示未达到某个目标、标准或要求；也可只说 fall short，后面不加宾语。
The results fell short of our expectations.
结果没有达到我们的预期。
表示提前、突然地结束某事；宾语通常放在 cut 和 short 之间。
She cut her speech short when she saw how late it was.
看到时间太晚，她匆匆结束了演讲。
金融用法，表示卖空、持有负头寸；宾语放在 sell 和 short 之间。
The trader sold the shares short, betting the price would fall.
这名交易员卖空了这些股票，押注股价会下跌。
grammar · medium
易错句子The team fell short to the required standard.
正确表达The team fell short of the required standard.
fall short 表示“未达到（目标或标准）”，后接固定介词 of，不能用 to。to 是中文“达到”的直译，英语此处不用 to 引出标准。
grammar · medium
易错句子She short stopped when she saw the snake.
正确表达She stopped short when she saw the snake.
short 作副词表示“突然”时位于动词之后，构成 stop short。中文“突然”通常放在动词前，所以不能说 short stopped；应把 short 放在 stopped 后面。
grammar · medium
易错句子The chairman short cut the discussion.
正确表达The chairman cut the discussion short.
cut short 是“动词 + 副词”短语，short 不能移到动词前。表达“打断/缩短讨论”时，应说 cut the discussion short，即把 short 放在宾语之后。
突然中断；打断
The manager cut him short mid-sentence.
经理在他话说到一半时打断了他。
未达到；不够
The results fell short of our expectations.
结果未达到我们的预期。
突然停下
She stopped short when she saw the dog.
她看到狗时突然停住了。
低估；卖空
Don't sell yourself short.
别低估自己。
不足；快用完
We are running short of time.
我们时间快不够了。
未达标；不足
简而言之，总之
In short, we need more time to finish the project.
简而言之，我们需要更多时间来完成这个项目。
突然中断；提前结束
The meeting was cut short by the fire alarm.
会议因火警而提前结束了。
未达到；不足
The team's performance fell short of expectations.
团队的表现未达到预期。
因为世人都犯了罪，亏缺了神的荣耀。
A famous Bible verse (Romans 3:23) where 'short' is an adverb in the phrasal verb 'fall short,' meaning to fail to reach a standard or goal.
这句著名的圣经经文（罗马书3:23）中，'short' 用作副词，构成短语动词 'fall short'，意为未能达到标准或目标。
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His performance came short of the required standard.
他的表现未达到要求的标准。