little short of

释义

1. little / nothing short of sth

   可以说是；无异于；近乎

   used when you are saying that sth is almost true, or is equal to sth

   Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.去年的数字简直是灾难。

电影里这样说 · 16 部

• I've tried to write a little. Short stories.Can You Ever Forgive Me?2018
• All right, I'm going to go again, but this time give me one with a little shorter answer.Anyone But You2023
• You're a little short on sympathy.The World According to Garp1982
• I'm sorry for any delay, but we're a little short tonight.Ratatouille2007
• The Louvre was closed, France needed money, and so I bought myself a little short-term loan.Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2022
• Pictures of women with little tight short Stories tooThe Island2005
• -I'm a little short. -He's a little short.Tooth Fairy2010
• - That little short bitch from Jersey Shore. - Yeah!The Other Guys2010

在完整场景里学

• 你能原谅我吗？2018
  • 酒吧里被旧识搭讪：a dead giveaway（一眼就露馅的破绽）
  • 卖信要现金，求预支被拒：play the game（按圈里的规矩来）
  • 酒吧里被追问秘密：Spill the beans（把秘密说出来）
• 利刃出鞘：抽丝剥茧2022
  • 众人破解木盒邀请：no filter（不过滤）
  • 登岛赴宴排场十足：the odd man out（格格不入的那个）
  • 晚宴上安迪当众拆台：shake things up（搅动局面）

同一词条的短语

• a brick short of a load, two sandwiches short of a picnic
• get the short end of the stick
• give short shrift
• have on a short fuse
• in short order
• in the short run
• in short supply
• make short work of
• short and sweet
• life's too short
• to cut a long story short
• full measure