run short
Phrasal Verb
BritishAmericanAustralian
★★★★☆ Common
Neutral
意味: To begin to have insufficient supply
开始短缺
Empezar a escasear
不足し始める
부족해지기 시작하다
When supplies or time start to run out.
供应或时间开始不足。
Cuando los suministros o el tiempo empiezan a agotarse.
物資や時間が足りなくなり始めること。
물자나 시간이 바닥나기 시작하는 것을 뜻한다.
Base verb: run
Particle: short
Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together
例文
- We're running short of time. 我们时间不多了Nos estamos quedando sin tiempo時間が足りなくなってきた시간이 부족해지고 있다.
- Supplies are running short. 物资正在短缺Los suministros se están agotando物資が不足してきている물자가 부족해지고 있다.
- Don't let money run short. 别让钱不够用No dejes que se acabe el dineroお金を切らさないように돈이 떨어지지 않도록 해.
発音
使い方ガイド
場面: scarcity, supplies, time
トーン: warning
✓ 正しい言い方
- Running short快要不够了Escaseando不足してきている부족해지고 있다
起源と歴史
From running low on something.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
このトピックの他の表現
run out of
★★★★★
To have no more of something
hold up
★★★★★
To delay or cause a delay
catch up
★★★★★
To reach the same level or meet with someone
hurry up
★★★★★
To do something faster
run late
★★★★★
To be behind schedule
keep up
★★★★★
To maintain the same pace or level
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