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short ， fall ～ of ： run ～ of — 933
这两个短语动词要加以区别： fall short of 作“不相抵”讲（参见词条 P.932 ），而 run short of 则是“用尽”和“不足”的意思，相当于 use almost all one has of and not have enough left 和 become less than enough 的意思。
例如：
Our food may well fall short of daily needs. 我们的粮食可能还不够吃。
We have run short of oil. 油已用完了。
The supply of water is running short of what we need. 水越来越不够用了。
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