stop short
突然停下：在做或达到某事之前突然停下来或被停下来。
常用释义
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基本释义
- 突然停下：在做或达到某事之前突然停下来或被停下来。
- 不做某事：在做某事之前突然停下来。
- 不完全做某事：在做某事时没有完全完成。
- 未达到目标：在达到目标线之前停下来。
例句
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1·When people talk, they don't stop short and language.当人们说话的时候，他们不会局限于只运用语言。
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2·I start hand gestures but stop short of pointing at the necessary areas.我继续设法把事情说清楚，开始做手势，只是没敢把手指向那个说明问题的地方。
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3·I may withhold the truth at times, but I stop short of actually telling lies.我有时候可能不说真话，但事实际上我不至于到说谎地步。
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4·Education is a continuous process which does not stop short this side of the grave.教育在人的一生中是不断进行的过程。
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5·Oracle appears to be betting that the commission will stop short of blocking the merger.甲骨文公司看起来要压注欧盟只是短期内阻止合并计划。
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6·Chilblains are only one stop short of frostbite, you know, and occur in all the same places.你知道，冻疮与冻伤只有一步之遥，而且它们发生的部位全都一样。
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7·He can be ruthless in getting what he wants, but I believe he would stop short of blackmail.黑手辣的，但我认为他还不至于使用敲诈手段。
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8·Several times I put my thumb on the switch of the flashlight, but each time I stop short of turning it on.有好几次我都想打开手电筒，但最终没有这样做。
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9·Stop short of bringing the shoulders over the wrists when moving the bodies weight forward from Downward Dog.当从下犬式将身体重量前移时不要让肩膀超过手腕。
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10·FOR those who stop short of stuffing their mattress with banknotes, money-market funds are meant to be the next best thing.对于那些没有足够的钱去塞床垫的人来讲，货币市场基金是另一种选择。
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