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shortcoming n.缺点；短处 (1) 不守时间是他的最大缺点。(2) 唐纳知道他自己的缺点。(3) 要不是有这一缺点，他本是一个相当好的教师。 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."

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英 ['ʃɔːtkʌmɪŋ] 美 ['ʃɔːrtkʌmɪŋ] (1) Not being punctual is his greatest shortcoming.(2) Donna is sensible of his shortcoming.(3) If it were not for this shortcoming, he is a fairly good teacher. The flaw in something is its shortcoming — your car's only shortcoming might be its lack of a sunroof, for example. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]缺点；短处 Someone's or something's shortcomings are the faults or weaknesses which they have.   [usu pl]Marriages usually break down as a result of the shortcomings of both partners...婚姻常因为配偶双方的缺点而破裂。His book has its shortcomings.他的书有其自身的缺点。

英语单词	shortcoming
英美音标	英 ['ʃɔːtkʌmɪŋ] 美 ['ʃɔːrtkʌmɪŋ]
中文释义	n.缺点；短处
英语例句	(1) Not being punctual is his greatest shortcoming. (2) Donna is sensible of his shortcoming. (3) If it were not for this shortcoming, he is a fairly good teacher.
中文例句	(1) 不守时间是他的最大缺点。 (2) 唐纳知道他自己的缺点。 (3) 要不是有这一缺点，他本是一个相当好的教师。
vocabulary简明	The flaw in something is its shortcoming — your car's only shortcoming might be its lack of a sunroof, for example.
vocabulary扩展	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."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]缺点；短处 Someone's or something's shortcomings are the faults or weaknesses which they have. [usu pl] Marriages usually break down as a result of the shortcomings of both partners... 婚姻常因为配偶双方的缺点而破裂。 His book has its shortcomings. 他的书有其自身的缺点。

Shortcoming 英 ʃɔːtkʌmɪŋ] 美 ʃɔːrtkʌmɪŋ N.缺点；短处 Punctual Greatest Donna