shortcomingshort‧com‧ing /ˈʃɔːtˌkʌmɪŋ $ ˈʃɔːrt-/ ●○○ noun [countable usually plural]
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a fault or weakness that makes someone or something less successful or effective than they should be: Peter was painfully aware of his own shortcomings.shortcoming of the shortcomings of our local government systemshortcoming in The report suggested that there were severe shortcomings in police tactics.
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shortcomings[762]
缺点(91%),短处(9%)
n.缺点;短处
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