short of
short of — 慣用語
1. used before mentioning the one thing that is not included in what you have just
除了；除非
表示唯一例外或極限情況
used before mentioning the one thing that is not included in what you have just said, or the only action that could change a situation
Eli had tried every home remedy short of calling a doctor.
Eli 試過每一種家庭療法，除了打電話給醫生之外。
short of + -ing form
Short of a written apology, Putri refused to speak to her brother.
除非收到書面道歉，Putri 拒絕跟她哥哥說話。
short of + noun phrase at sentence start
Mira was ready to do anything short of selling her grandmother's ring.
Mira 願意做任何事，除了賣掉她祖母的戒指。
anything short of + -ing
Renata searched the entire flat, short of tearing up the floorboards.
Renata 翻遍了整間公寓，只差沒把地板掀開。
Short of winning the lottery, Ezra could not afford that apartment.
除非中樂透，Ezra 不可能買得起那間公寓。
short of + -ing at sentence start
- nothing short of
- anything short of
- little short of
- fall short of
- except for
more common in everyday speech; 'short of' carries a stronger sense of a limit or last resort
- apart from
similar meaning but less emphatic about the boundary being extreme
- other than
neutral in tone and interchangeable in most contexts
文法句型
short of + noun
short of + -ing form
用法筆記
Often used with 'anything' or 'nothing' to set an extreme limit. The related phrase 'nothing short of' is an intensifier meaning 'absolute' or 'complete' — a distinct usage.