fall short

动词 v.
/fɔl ʃoɹt/|/foːl ʃoːt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient. idiomatic
    — I did my best, but fell far short of the score cutoff.

词形变化

falls short present,singular,third-person falling short participle,present fell short past fallen short participle,past
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