But his right-wing bloc looks to be short of a majority. The opposition, meanwhile, is fragmented.

但他的右翼政治团体似乎并未获得多数支持。与此同时，反对派却四分五裂。

" To be short of" something means also not to have enough of something.

“缺少” 也意味着没有足够的东西。

In our hectic lives time is one thing we seem to be short of.

在我们忙碌的生活中， 时间是我们似乎缺少的一件事。

Usually we use the expression " to be short of" when we are talking about something physical.

当我们谈论物理上的东西时，通常我们使用“缺少”这个表达方式。

" To be short of" something usually means that you're almost there.

“缺少”某事通常意味着你快到了。

We often use the expression " to be short of" something when you don't have enough of something.

当你没有足够的东西时，我们经常使用“缺少”这个表达方式。

" To be short of breath" (breath) means that you have to breathe quickly in order to get enough oxygen into your lungs.

“呼吸急促” (breath) 的意思是你必须快速呼吸， 以便让足够的氧气进入肺部。

Expect to be short of time in IELTS reading basically you have a lot to read and then looking for questions takes a lot of time.

雅思阅读部分的时间要短，可以说你有很多要读的内容，然后找问题还要花很多时间。

" to be short of, " " to be shy of, " and " to be out of." Let's start with the first expression, " to lack" (lack).

、“害羞” 和“脱离” 。 让我们从第一个表达式“缺少”开始（缺少）。

What's the difference of " to lack" and " to be short of? " Well, " to lack" means that you don't have enough of something to do what you want to do.

” “to lack” 和“to be short of” 有什么区别？好吧，“to lack” 意味着你没有足够的东西去做你想做的事。

Whereas " to be short of" and " to lack" could be used for things like energy, for example, which you don't count the same way you would pens, points, or people.

而“to be short of” 和“to lack” 可以用于能量之类的东西，例如，你计算笔、点或人的方式不同。