每日一词 1566 stop short of doing

今天我们要学的词是 stop short of doing something. Stop short of doing something 意思是没有做某事。有报道说，美国总统奥巴马签署了一份秘令，授权美国军方向叙利亚反叛武装提供支持，不过，The White House has so far stopped short of directly arming the rebels. 美国政府迄今为止尚未直接向叙利亚反叛力量提供武器装备。美联储上星期开会，对美国的经济复苏状况表示失望，但是与此同时，The Federal Reserve stopped short of offering new monetary stimulus. 美联储并没有宣布实行新的货币刺激措施。好的，今天我们的词是 stop short of doing something, stop short of doing something, stop short of doing something...