stop short of not go as far as (some extreme action) 未能实现（某极端行为）： the measures stopped short of establishing direct trade links. 这些措施未能最终建立直接的贸易联系。 stop short of突然煞住;决定不做：That gentleman is going to accuse a man who has ever wronged him，but he suddenly stops short of it because he thinks of the proverb forgive and forget.那位先生将要去控告一个曾经冤屈过他的人，但是他忽然决定不控告了，因为他想到一个谚语：不念旧恶，不记仇。 |