fell short
英
美
- fell vt.砍伐；击倒n.丘原；沼泽地adj.凶残的；毁灭性的动词fall的过去式.
- short adj.短的；矮的；短期的；短缺的；简略的；粗暴无礼的；[语]短音的adv.缺少；未达到；半中间(打断)；过早地(终止)n.烈酒；电影短片；[电]短路v.(使)短路
- His first shot, which fell short, sent up a spurt of earth.
他的第一枪没打中，扬起一股尘土。
- He took careful aim, but his shot fell short.
他仔细瞄准，但子弹没射中目标。
- The government planned to build10000 new houses last year, but they fell short of their aim.
去年政府计划建造一万所新房屋，但没达到他们的目标。
- The money collected fell short of the amount required.
筹集的资金没达到所需的数额。
