little short of

little short of

美 　英

• na.幾乎；簡直
• 網絡近乎；簡直是；幾乎是

英漢解釋

na.	1. 簡直是,幾乎 2. 幾乎;簡直

例句

A mild discussion may sometimes develop into a set-to. Such a thing is little short of ludicrous.

一次心平氣和的討論有時會發展成一場廝打，這種簡直荒唐可笑。

that's just fine, but you seem to be a little short of transportation right now, so my Team Alpha will deliver you to me.

好吧，沒關系，可是你現在好像沒什么交通工具吧，我的阿爾法分隊會把你送到我這來。

Not that Chinese workers are buying second homes or anything like that: Their average wage is still a little short of a dollar an hour.

這倒不是說，中國工人正在買第二套住房或者與此類似的問題。實際上他們的平均薪水還只有不到一美元一小時。

It would be little short of a miracle if she recovered.

如果她能夠痊愈康復，那差不多是奇跡了。

Every matron, old or young, in Atlanta nursed and did it with an enthusiasm that seemed to Scarlett little short of fanatic.

在亞特蘭大，每一位或老或少的已婚婦女都在護理傷員，據思嘉看來幾乎要發瘋了。

More about our difficulties and talk less about each other not to allow customers without paying a little short of curatiue.

多講我們的難點，少講對方不是，讓客戶不付款有點理缺感。

I'm afraid I'm a little short(= of money)this month.

這個月我恐怕手頭有點緊。

Yakov's relationship with Stalin, above, was little short of disastrous.

如上文所述，雅科夫與斯大林之間的關系只可用災難性的詞語形容。

If we continue with business as usual, they say, we are facing a rise in global temperatures that will be little short of apocalyptic.

氣候學家認為，如果我們繼續對現狀無動于衷，那么我們就會面臨全球變暖，最終會遭遇滅頂之災。

Tom is little short of a genius.

湯姆簡直是個天才。

Her attitude is little short of being ridiculous.

她的態度簡直可笑。

The results are little short of astonishing.

結果太令人驚訝了。

Our escape was little short of miraculous .

我們能夠逃出來簡直是奇跡。

We're a little short of cash right now.

我們目前現金有點兒短缺。

I am a little short of ideas at present.

我現在幾乎快想出一些點子了。

That is little short of open scorn.

那簡直就是公然藐視。

a transformation that was little short of miraculous

簡直是奇跡的變化