The proposals were short on detail.

这些提议缺少细节。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

He was a big strapping guy but short on brains.

他五大三粗，但头脑简单。

《牛津词典》

The report was strong on criticism, but short on practical suggestions.

这份报告批评的话说得多，但可行的建议提得少。

《牛津词典》

Cuba still imports some food from the United States, but the country is short on cash for a number of reasons including the damage done by hurricanes and a drop in tourism revenue.

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psi I mentioned that we can also solve for psi here, which is the wave function, and we're running a little short on time,

我说过我们也可以解,波函数，我们讲的稍微有点慢，

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That is the lowest point on the earth's land surface so this dramatic drop in just a very short geographical area.

这是地球陆地表面的最低点,这急剧下降是在很短的地理范围内。

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Carlisle's Cumberland Infirmary fell short on three national standards for care, the health watchdog found.

BBC: Carlisle's Cumberland Infirmary criticised by watchdog

Grigor Dimitrov, a 22-year-old long on talent but short on results, beat Djokovic in Madrid.

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Google (GOOG), after a tremendous move, gave some a cute short on the open.

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