little short of

1 Our escape was little short of miraculous.

我们能逃脱简直是个奇迹。

2 His last visit to Washington was little short of a fiasco.

他最近对华盛顿的访问几乎是一场惨败。

3 When my children say they will leave me in peace if I let them go to the pictures, it is little short of extortion.

我的孩子们说,除非我让他们去看电影,否则不让我安宁, 这和敲诈勒索没什么两样.

4 It would be little short of a miracle if she recovered.

如果她能够痊愈康复,那差不多是奇迹了.

5 It is little short of a miracle.

简直是奇迹.

6 I've been a little short of breath lately.

我最近有一点气喘.

7 Jack, I'm a little short of cash.

杰克, 我手头有点儿缺钱.

8 This fancy wedding left me a little short of cash.

这个花哨的婚礼让我有点短缺现金.

9 The chances of you failing this exam are little short of zero.

你不及格的可能性近乎为零.

10 Their shows are little short of total chaos.

他们的表演简直是一团糟.

11 Her attitude is little short of being ridiculous.

她的态度简直可笑.

1 差不多

almost near nearly virtually well-nigh something next to just about pretty much near enough as near as damn it of a muchness

2 可以说是

nothing short of

3 几乎

most much almost half near nearly virtually practically halfway well-nigh anear by a turn of a hair by the turn of a hair next to as much as pretty well just on next door to nothing short of come near within an inch of

4 殆

nothing short of

5 无异于

tantamount nothing short of

6 等于

BE equal

7 简直

like simply nothing short of

8 近乎

to the point of doing just about to the point of nothing short of border on