Why did you cut the expedition short?

你们为什么缩短了考察时间？

" Temporary" means it's a short, for a short time.

“Temporary”意思是在很短的时间内。

Very short of water, very short of food, and no real shelter.

水源匮乏, 食物短缺, 也没有真正的避难所。

The Cockney poet just short of madness.

这位伦敦诗和疯子所差不远。

That's one short of the simple majority.

这距离简单多数票还差一票。

What? - I'm just saying, life's short.

什么？- 我意思是，生苦短。

But what if we stopped just short of that?

但如果我们在这之前停止呢？

Probably, more achievable with programs short ones.

短一些的节目更容易做到。

College graduates are not in short supply.

本科毕业生也不在是紧缺资源。

Food, water and other supplies have been running desperately short.

这里急缺食物、饮水等供应物资。

Water flows left and right. Of cress long here, short there.

参差荇菜，之。

I know. It's, like, verging on being a digital short.

我知道，像是视频短片那种。

Sirius's letter was almost as short as the previous one.

小天狼星的信几乎和上一封一样短。

I stopped short-so short, that, somehow, my foot twisted under me.

我突然停住脚步——那么突然，不知道为什么就把脚给扭了。

We figure it's best to keep the day fairly short.

我们觉得最好还是短途的。

But, of course, these answers are much too short and lacking in detail!

但是，当然了，这些答案太短了，而且缺乏细节！

I'll stay as short a time as can.

我尽量待的时间短些。”

A U.S. official told VOA the missiles fell well short of their targets.

一名美国官员告诉VOA，这些导弹远远没有击中目标。

We have to swing for the fences, or we will come up short.

我们必须未雨绸缪，否则我们到时候会捉襟见肘。

His trousers were faded green and were far too short in the legs.

他的绿裤子已经褪色了不少，而且明显太短了。