short of

缺少, 达不到, 除 ... 以外

例句与用法：

He would have helped us but that he was short of money at the time.

要不是他那时候没有钱，他会帮助我们的。

Your work falls short of my expectations.

你的工作未达到我的期望。

They are short of food and clothes.

他们缺吃少穿。

We were desperately short of ammunition.

我们非常缺乏弹药。

The proposal is all right in itself, but we are short of fund now.

这个提案本身很好，可我们目前缺少资金。

The children must not go short of food.

儿童不可缺少食物。

Short of a miracle, we're certain to lose now.

除非出现奇迹，不然我们现在是输定了。

The rebels were short of gunpowder.

反叛者们缺少弹药。

详细释义：

1. 少于, 不及外

2. 缺乏, 不足

3. 除……外

Short of calling a meeting, they don't know how they can get their plan approved.

除非召开会议, 否则他们真不知道他们的计划怎么才能获准。