Definition
- C2
To decide not to do or say something at the last moment, despite having nearly done so.
差點沒（做或說）
She stopped short of blurting out the secret, but she managed to hold back in time.
她差點脫口說出秘密，但及時忍住了。
Despite his anger, he stopped short of yelling at his colleague.
儘管他很生氣，但還是忍住了沒有對同事大喊大叫。
I was going to criticize the plan, but I stopped short of doing so in the end.
我本來想批評這個計劃，但最終還是忍住了。