be short of 怎么用?be short of的被动语态呢？比如：water is short of.可是这么说吗？

short of
Having an inadequate supply of:
…供给不够的：
We're short of cash.
我们现在现金不足
Less than:
少于：
Nothing short of her best effort was required to make the team.
要组成一个队她必须全力以赴
Other than; without resorting to:
除…以外；没有诉诸于：
Short of yelling at him, I had no other way to catch his attention.
除了大声向他喊叫，我真想不出还有什么办法能引起他的注意
Not quite willing to undertake or do; just this side of:
不是很愿意承担或做…；差点要做…：
She stopped short of throwing out the old photo.
她差点要把旧照片扔掉了

缺少...的意思.I'm short of money.

1 be short of 就是“……的缩写”
如：BB is short of Blackboard
还有另一种形式be short for
如：Blackboard is short for BB
2 有“缺少……”之意
We're short of cash.
我们的资金不足

表示不擅长干什么。
后面加动名词表不擅长的体育运动的用法较为多。
也有缺少什么的意思。
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1.be short of 缺乏（反义词组：be rich in）she is short of food.
2.的缩写Phone is short of telephone.

1short of
Having an inadequate supply of:
…供给不够的：
We're short of cash.
我们现在现金不足
2 Less than:
少于：
Nothing short of her best effort was required to make the team.
要组成一个队她必须全力以赴
3 Other than; without resorting to:
除…以外；没有诉诸于：
Short of yelling at him, I had no other way to catch his attention.
除了大声向他喊叫，我真想不出还有什么办法能引起他的注意
4Not quite willing to undertake or do; just this side of:
不是很愿意承担或做…；差点要做…：
She stopped short of throwing out the old photo.
她差点要把旧照片扔掉了
5 the short end of the stick
The worst side of an unequal deal.
处于劣势的：一不平等事物的最坏的一面