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Shortcoming Short 8291.Shortcoming 英 ʃɔːtkʌmɪŋ]美 ʃɔrtkʌmɪŋ 释义 N

正面 8291.shortcoming
英 ['ʃɔːtkʌmɪŋ]美 ['ʃɔrtkʌmɪŋ]

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释义:
n. 缺点;短处
例句:
1. As soon as she realized she had a particular shortcoming, she resolutely overcame it.她一发现自己的毛病, 就坚决改正.

1. 死叮 → 蜇、咬2. sting => stingu-, stinct- "prick, stick, pierce".
shortcoming 缺点,短处来自短语 come short,不足的,不够的。引申名词词义缺点,短处。
shortcoming (n.)1670s, from the phrase to come short "be inadequate" (1570s); see short (adj.). Related: Shortcomings."

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