stop short of
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美
- of prep.关于;...的(表所属);出身于;由于
- 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
- stop v.停止;阻止;停留n.停止;逗留;车站
- I may not like her but I would stop short of calling her names.
我可能不喜欢她,但我不会再骂她了。
- She wouldn't stop short of stealing if she thought it would help her children.
如果她认为偷窃能救助她的子女,她也会毫不犹豫地去干的。
- He can be ruthless in getting what he wants, but I believe he would stop short of blackmail.
他这个人为达到目的是心黑手辣的,但我认为他还不至于使用敲诈手段。