little short of

little short of

美 　英

• na.几乎；简直
• 网络近乎；简直是；几乎是

英汉解释

na.	1. 简直是,几乎 2. 几乎;简直

例句

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

一次心平气和的讨论有时会发展成一场厮打，这种简直荒唐可笑。

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，没关系，可是你现在好像没什么交通工具吧，我的阿尔法分队会把你送到我这来。

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.

这倒不是说，中国工人正在买第二套住房或者与此类似的问题。实际上他们的平均薪水还只有不到一美元一小时。

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

如果她能够痊愈康复，那差不多是奇迹了。

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

在亚特兰大，每一位或老或少的已婚妇女都在护理伤员，据思嘉看来几乎要发疯了。

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

多讲我们的难点，少讲对方不是，让客户不付款有点理缺感。

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

这个月我恐怕手头有点紧。

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

如上文所述，雅科夫与斯大林之间的关系只可用灾难性的词语形容。

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

气候学家认为，如果我们继续对现状无动于衷，那么我们就会面临全球变暖，最终会遭遇灭顶之灾。

Tom is little short of a genius.

汤姆简直是个天才。

Her attitude is little short of being ridiculous.

她的态度简直可笑。

The results are little short of astonishing.

结果太令人惊讶了。

Our escape was little short of miraculous .

我们能够逃出来简直是奇迹。

We're a little short of cash right now.

我们目前现金有点儿短缺。

I am a little short of ideas at present.

我现在几乎快想出一些点子了。

That is little short of open scorn.

那简直就是公然藐视。

a transformation that was little short of miraculous

简直是奇迹的变化