come short

同根派生

英汉例句

• The country is short of skilled labor.
  这个国家缺乏熟练工人。
• We were kept on short commons during the siege.
  我们被围困时缺乏粮食。
• The factory is running short of supplies of coal.
  这个工厂煤储备不足。
• They give short weight in that store.
  那家商店售货斤两不足。
• As the bishop was rather short of stature, he could not reach it.
  主教的身材矮小，达不到。