come up short
come up short — 片語動詞
- comes up short3rd person singular
- coming up short-ing form
- came up shortpast simple
- come up shortpast participle
1. to fail to reach an expected amount, standard, or goal, especially after effort
不足；未達標
未能達到預期標準或目標
to fail to reach an expected amount, standard, or goal, especially after effort or when enough was needed.
The team's fundraising came up short of their £10,000 target by nearly half.
該團隊的募款金額比一萬英鎊的目標短少了將近一半。
come up short of + target amount
Arjun studied hard for the exam but still came up short of the passing score.
Arjun 為考試認真準備，但分數仍未能達到及格標準。
Despite strong November sales, the company's revenue came up short of investor expectations.
儘管十一月銷售強勁，該公司的營收仍未達到投資者預期的水準。
come up short of + expectation/standard
The charity drive came up short by nearly two hundred meals for the holiday program.
該慈善募捐活動短少了將近兩百份餐點，未能達到節日方案的需求。
come up short by + [amount]
Eli's application came up short because he had no prior volunteer experience.
Eli 的申請因缺乏志工經驗而未能通過審核。
- come up short of [target / goal / expectation / standard / requirement]
- still come up short
- come up short again
- come up short by [amount]
- fall short
more common in British English; interchangeable in most contexts
- be insufficient
more formal and less idiomatic; used in technical or academic writing
- miss the mark
slightly informal; often used when a result fails to meet expectations rather than a precise amount
- make the grade
informal; opposite in the sense of meeting a standard
- hit the target
direct opposite in goal-oriented contexts
文法句型
come up short
come up short of + [amount / goal / expectation]
用法筆記
Intransitive — there is no direct object after the verb. The shortfall is introduced with 'of'. Commonly used in business, sports, and academic contexts to describe failure to meet a target or benchmark.