[C] It fell short of the latter's expectations.

它没能满足后者的期望。

And here we can say change dwarfs to falls short of.

这里我们可以把“矮化”改成“少于”。

If he thinks work falls short of the required standard, he says so.

如果他认为工作没有达到要求的标准，他会直接这么说。

If it falls short of that level, the barriers stay down but the city can still flood.

如果达不到那个水平，防洪堤就升不起来，城市仍可能被洪水淹没。

This leads to our making inferior decisions, learning less, and falling short of our potentials.

这导致我们做出错误的决定，学得更少，并没有发挥我们的潜力。

Environmentalists say both measures fall short of what is needed.

环保人士说，这两个措施都达不到要求。

Projected growth of 0.7% next year falls short of the government's own estimates for job creation.

预期的0.7%的增长将会低于政府自身对明年增加就业机会的估计。

And all societies to date fall short of perfect justice.

迄今为止，所有的社会都没有达到完美的公正。

But its reported sales appeared to fall short of that number.

但该公司报告的销售额似乎低于该数字。

But women in colleges and workplaces all over America are harmed by abuse that falls short of rape.

但在美国各地读大学上班的女性很多都深受性侵损害，虽然这种性侵算不上强奸。

But many believe that U.S. policies still fall short of a solution.

但许多人认为美国政策无法解决问题。

However, he appears to have fallen short of gaining a parliamentary majority.

然而，他似乎未能获得议会多数席位。

This fell short of expectations which projected a drop in first-time applications.

这个数字低于预期，专家原本预期首次申领人数会减少。

She reached the final of the Australian Open but fell short of winning.

她在澳大利亚网球公开赛中打进决赛，但未能获胜。

But underneath the flashy buzzwords, companies can fall short of their eco-friendly promises.

但在华丽的流行语背后，企业可能无法兑现其环保承诺。

But exit polls suggest he could still fall short of forming a coalition government.

但民调显示 他仍有可能无法组建联合政府。

His Liberal Party won the most seats, but again fell short of a majority.

他的自由党赢得了多数席位，但仍不足以组建多数派政府。

The socialist party won the most votes but fell short of a majority in Parliament.

工社党赢得的选票最多，但不足以获得议会多数席位。

International observers, including those from southern Africa, said the poll fell short of international standards.

包括来自南部非洲的国际观察人士表示，这次选举没有达到国际标准。

The word is only a representation of the meaning; even at its best, writing almost always falls short of full meaning.

词汇只是某个意思的代表；即便写作水平再高，也经常无法传达出全部的意思。