Come up short.
/kʌm ʌp ʃɔrt/
Come up short.
/kʌm ʌp ʃɔrt/
“Come up short”意指在努力达到某个目标或标准时未能成功。这个成语可以用在各种情境中,无论是体育比赛、考试成绩还是工作表现。例如,如果一个销售团队的业绩没有达到公司的期望,就可以说他们“come up short”。
Despite their efforts, they came up short and missed the deadline.
尽管努力了,但他们还是没有赶上最后期限。
He came up short on the funds needed for the project.
他筹集的资金不足以支持项目。
After tallying the votes, his campaign came up short, not securing enough support.
在计票后,他的竞选结果不尽人意,没有获得足够的支持。