【shortcoming音标】 英[ˈʃɔ:tkʌmɪŋ] 美[ˈʃɔ:rtkʌmɪŋ]
【单词释义】 shortcoming是什么意思：
n.短处，缺点
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] shortcomings
【关联词/派生词】
short adj.短的；矮的；短缺的 n.电影短片；短裤（shorts） v.故意少给…的零头；短路
shortly adv.不久；立刻，马上
shortage n.不足，缺点；缺少
shorthand n.速记，速记法；简略的表达方式 adj.速记的；速记法的；用速记法的
shorten v.(使)缩短；(使)变短；减低
shortcut n.捷径，近路；（电脑操作中的）快捷方式；（计算机）快捷键
【单词例句】
◇ Her stubborn attitude was always her shortcoming. Once she made up her mind to do something, no one could persuade her to change her mind.
顽固的态度一直都是她的缺点，一旦她下定决心要做的事，就没有人能说服她改变主意。
---- A Hard Trip
◇ I think we should even be grateful to life whenever we are unsuccessful or unlucky. Only by doing this can we find our weakness and shortcomings when we fail. We can also get relief and warmth when we are unlucky.
我想，不论是遭遇失败还是不幸，我们都应该感谢生活。只有这样，失败后，我们才能发现自己的缺点和不足，不幸时，我们还能感受到安慰和温暖。
---- Being Grateful