) (of a missile) fail to reach its target
(导弹)未击中目标;未击中。
〈喻〉缺乏,不足;未达到既定目标;未达到
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the total vote fell short of the required two-thirds majority .得票总数没达到要求的2/3多数。
有缺陷的
达不到, 不符合
Where do they fall short?
他们的不足又在何处?
Nonetheless, supplies still fall short of the need.
尽管如此,这些用品仍然供不应求。
Even if you do your best, you may still fall short.
尽管你尽力了,但你仍然可能失败。
The Copenhagen summit on climate change is going to fall short.
哥本哈根气候变化峰会将无法达成目标。
Yet the strategy continues to fall short in a couple of key areas.
然而这种战略却接二连三地在几个关键领域捉襟见肘。
) (of a missile) fail to reach its target
(导弹)未击中目标;未击中。
〈喻〉缺乏,不足;未达到既定目标;未达到
得票总数没达到要求的2/3多数。
If you recognize when we make cognitive mistakes, when we fall short, we can actually think about how to improve the world.
你意识到你的认识什么时候会出错什么时候会达不到目标,我们就能够着手思考怎样来改善这个世界。
《Predictably Irrational》《怪诞行为学》