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单词 shortcoming
释义
shortcoming
noun[Cusually plural]
uk
/ˈʃɔːtˌkʌm.ɪŋ//ˌʃɔːtˈkʌm.ɪŋ/us
/ˈʃɔːrtˌkʌm.ɪŋ/
C1
afaultor afailuretoreachaparticularstandard:
缺点，弱点
Whatever his shortcomings as ahusband, he was a goodfatherto hischildren.不管作为一个丈夫他有何缺点，他却是孩子们的好父亲。
Like anypoliticalsystem, it hasitsshortcomings.和任何政治体制一样，它也有不足之处。
Synonyms
defect
fault(MISTAKE)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Faults and mistakes
  • aberration
  • Achilles heel
  • adrift
  • black mark
  • blemish
  • error
  • failing
  • false move
  • faux pas
  • flaw
  • malaprop
  • miscue
  • misfunction
  • misperception
  • misprint
  • that's/it'syourfuneral!idiom
  • typo
  • wardrobe malfunction
  • weakness
  • what price...?idiom
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(Definition ofshortcomingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

shortcoming| American Dictionary

shortcoming
noun[Cusually pl]
us
/ˈʃɔrtˌkʌm·ɪŋ/
afaultof someone or something:
Myfatherhad some shortcomings as abusinessman, but he was a goodfather.
(Definition ofshortcomingfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshortcoming

shortcoming
However, it suffers from a number of shortcomings.
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But whatever his personal shortcomings may have been, his detailed description of an outstanding example of late eighteenth-century acting remains an illuminating document.
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Understandable in an article written for a general audience, this omission was a glaringshortcomingfor the entire edifice.
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Despite their shortcomings, both initiatives dramatically improved hemispheric relations.
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Despite the theoretical shortcomings of most of the essays, however, they are frequently rich in information and ethnographic detail.
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This examination of ethnic and socio-economic variation in social exchange among older adults addresses several shortcomings of previous research.
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Nor, it must be said, does the book contain any references or bibliography, ashortcomingwhich seriously detracts from its usefulness.
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This survey and tutorial presents the main developments in controlling partial deduction over the past 10 years and analyses their respective merits and shortcomings.
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Their 'performances', if they can be termed such, are often only moments when these shortcomings were exposed for the amusement of an audience.
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The book is not free of shortcomings, which is perhaps not surprising given the novelty of the subject and the size of the text.
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Having said that, theshortcomingdoes not detract from an otherwise carefully researched and insightful account of right-wing women's activism.
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These shortcomings lead me to recommend this volume for classroom use provided it is heavily supplemented by other texts.
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The general message is that though nobody wants the old system back, there remain many shortcomings.
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Unlike them, however, he is critical of it and recognizes its shortcomings.
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An empiricalshortcomingis the de-emphasis of the contribution that conscious will makes to voluntary action.
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Collocationswithshortcoming

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These are words often used in combination withshortcoming.

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major shortcoming
Amajorshortcomingof the optimal currency area approach is, in fact, its lack of political and historical dimensions.
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methodological shortcomings
However, technical and methodological shortcomings in their analysis lead them to draw incorrect conclusions on all four counts.
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minor shortcoming
Altogether, though, these are but minor shortcomings of a cogently argued and elegantly written study in comparative perspective.
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