英语词汇“shortcoming”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

The flaw in something is its shortcoming — your car's only shortcoming might be its lack of a sunroof, for example.

Use the noun shortcoming when you talk about the way something — or someone — comes up short. Your boss's shortcoming could be her high expectations, and your job's shortcomings might be having to deal with your boss and not earning much money. The root of shortcoming is the phrase "to come short," which was used starting in the 1600's to mean "to be inadequate."

WORD FAMILY

shortcoming: shortcomings

USAGE EXAMPLES

None of these shortcomings detract from what is a fascinating work of revisited history with all the narrative traction of a good mystery.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

I would miss my brother, my husband; with all our shortcomings, I would also miss the family of man.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

Shortcomings in its reserve deputy program were just the most-visible signs of trouble within the agency, it said.

Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016)

n a failing or deficiency

Syn|Hyper

defect

disadvantage

the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position

单词	shortcoming
释义	shortcoming (once / 1787 pages) n The flaw in something is its shortcoming — your car's only shortcoming might be its lack of a sunroof, for example. Use the noun shortcoming when you talk about the way something — or someone — comes up short. Your boss's shortcoming could be her high expectations, and your job's shortcomings might be having to deal with your boss and not earning much money. The root of shortcoming is the phrase "to come short," which was used starting in the 1600's to mean "to be inadequate." WORD FAMILY shortcoming: shortcomings USAGE EXAMPLES None of these shortcomings detract from what is a fascinating work of revisited history with all the narrative traction of a good mystery. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) I would miss my brother, my husband; with all our shortcomings, I would also miss the family of man. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Shortcomings in its reserve deputy program were just the most-visible signs of trouble within the agency, it said. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) n a failing or deficiency Syn\|Hyper defect disadvantage the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
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