除了：比……少一点，不到……。
缺乏：没有足够的……。
差一点：差一点就……。
缺乏；不足；除…以外
不足
... apply for申请 strap for cash 缺钱；手头紧 short of缺少; 不远, 差一点; 除了…之外 ...
... aim of瞄准;旨在;致力于 short of缺乏;不足;若无;达不到 sick of厌烦;厌恶;厌倦;对．．．厌烦 ...
缺乏；不足；除…以外
shortage / deficiency / need / drought / absence of
I'm short of cash right now.
我眼下正缺钱。
He was 76 votes short of the quota.
他比规定当选票数少了76票。
We've run short of milk.
我们牛奶不够了。
And they have to learn to calm themselves, especially when they are short of breath.
VOA : special.2010.06.23
I won't read it since we're running a little short of time.
我就不读了,我们剩的时间不太多了。
现代诗歌课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
On following weekend we will be doing sectioning that gives you a very short of turnaround time.
下个周末我们会做分组任务,给你们的周转时间就非常少了。
幸福课课程节选 : 哈佛公开课
But she was just short of a majority, so she will face a runoff election.
VOA : special.2010.06.12
The next year, the government found itself short of money.
VOA : special.2009.02.05
In the survey, satisfaction with GPs was at 80%, just short of its peak in the 1990s.
It quickly came their aid as Barkley's penalty was held up and dropped short of the posts.
Short of issuing subpoenas to detect accounting fraud, how can you improve your odds as an investor?