little short of

This fancy wedding left me a little short of cash.

这个花哨的婚礼让我有点短缺现金.

Their shows are little short of total chaos.

他们的表演简直是一团糟.

Gilding the lily of what is basically a romantic comedy, the director falls a little short of his best mark.

这基本上是一出浪漫喜剧，这位导演却画蛇添足，没有发挥出他的最佳水平。

It is little short of a miracle.

简直是奇迹.

Her attitude is little short of being ridiculous.

她的态度简直可笑.

The treatment accorded to a United Nations official was little short of insulting.

联合国官员所受到的这种待遇几近羞辱。

Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.

去年的数字简直是灾难。

The closure of petrol stations in country areas would be little short of disastrous for people who live in villages.

关闭农村地区的加油站对生活在乡下的人来说简直就是一种灾难。

Our escape was little short of miraculous.

我们能逃脱简直是个奇迹.

The chances of you failing this exam are little short of zero.

你不及格的可能性近乎为零.

To comfortable, middle-aged professionals, feeling a little short of funds can be an unwelcome shock, and the effect of it can, in the right circumstances, be agreeably galvanising.

对于过着舒适生活的中年专业人士来说，觉得手头稍微紧点就可能带来非常难受的冲击。在合适的条件下，这种难受会变为一种有益的激励。

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.

I've been a little short of breath lately.

我最近有一点气喘.

When my children say they will leave me in peace if I let them go to the pictures, it is little short of extortion.

我的孩子们说,除非我让他们去看电影,否则不让我安宁, 这和敲诈勒索没什么两样.

His last visit to Washington was little short of a fiasco.

他最近对华盛顿的访问几乎是一场惨败。

Jack, I'm a little short of cash.

杰克, 我手头有点儿缺钱.