short of 在句中什么意思China and India called for political dialogue and peaceful resolution of the crisis, but stopped short of condemning the violence.后半句怎么理解?
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short of 在句中什么意思
China and India called for political dialogue and peaceful resolution of the crisis, but stopped short of condemning the violence.
后半句怎么理解?
答
基本意思 缺少
这里可以理解为 达不到..的目的(要求)
答
short of是缺乏,缺少的意思.
后半句的意思应是：加大对暴力的谴责力度（即 停止对暴力的谴责的缺乏）