a fault in somebody’s character, a plan, a system, etc. synonym defect缺点;短处 She made me aware of my own shortcomings. 她让我意识到自己的缺点。 Despite a number of shortcomings, the project will still go ahead. 尽管有许多缺点,这个项目仍将继续进行。
Extra ExamplesNot all these shortcomings stem from inadequate resources. 这些缺陷并非都源自资源不足。 The committee is willing to overlook your past shortcomings. 委员会可以对你过去的缺点忽略不计。 Their proposal seeks to remedy the shortcomings of the current system. 他们的建议旨在弥补当下体制存在的缺陷。 There were obvious shortcomings in the report. 报告有明显纰漏。 They said the accident was due to shortcomings on the part of the pilots. 他们说是飞行员的过失造成了这起事故。 The report highlights the shortcomings of the prison service. 该报告特别强调了监狱部门的缺失。 The three studies suffer from several shortcomings. 这三项研究有几个缺点。 What are the real shortcomings in the inspection procedure? 该审查程序的真正不足在哪里?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- alleged
- perceived
- obvious
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- have
- suffer from
- call attention to
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- stem from something
- despite somebody/something’s shortcomings
- in spite of somebody/something’s shortcomings
- shortcoming in
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- shortcomings on somebody’s part