short-short

The hotel he recommended fell far short of our expectations.

他推荐饭店与我们心目中相去甚远。

Some states have only brief legislative sessions—as short as 30 calendar days this year in Virginia, and 45 in Utah— that leave little time for gimmickry.

有些州有简立法会议-维吉尼亚（Virginia）今年日程有30，犹他州（Utah）是45-到没时间引起公众反应。

He was brought up short.

他突然停了下来。