fall short

基本解釋

Where do they fall short?
他們的不足又在何處？
Zichen did not answer, because anything she said would fall short of his expectations.
紫宸沒有回答，因為她說出的東西會減少他的期待。
In fact, this chapter is almost too full of examples and ideas; and once again, in their eagerness to present everything, the authors fall short on organizational logic.
實際上，本章的例子很豐富并且富有思想；并且他們的熱心再次用在了每件事上，作者在組織邏輯上有些缺乏。

The pledges announced by NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rassmussen fall short of the 10,000 additional troops that Pentagon officials hoped for.
Because very often,with very good intentions, we may fall short of what we are capable of doing, or in some situations,even hurt more than help.
因為很多時候，即使有很好的意愿，我們的能力還是有限，或在某些情況下，我們帶來的傷害多于幫助。
哈佛公開課 - 幸福課課程節(jié)選
In other words, set your sights high, knowing you will probably fall short.
換句話說即將目光放遠，了解到你可能將會失敗。
耶魯公開課 - 政治哲學導論課程節(jié)選

Cypress Semiconductor this morning warned that Q4 financial results will fall short of previous estimates.
FORBES: Cypress Semi Warns On Q4 Results; Shares Hit The Skids

to fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing disappointment