short of [ʃɔrt ʌv]

例句:

• He was short of cash after the collapse of his business.
  在公司倒闭后，他手头缺少现金。
  来自柯林斯例句
• Set it Off is not short of guesting artists.
  来自BBC
• That decision would leave him short of import skaters.
  来自BBC
• The resolution stopped short of an outright declaration of independence.
  这项决议几乎成为公开的独立宣言。
  
• Their sound is at times nothing short of radiant.
  来自BBC
• He stopped a hundred yards short of the building.
  他在离大楼100码处停下了。