字面直译是“克服某人的缺点/不足”,强调通过努力改正或弥补自身的缺陷、弱点(多指性格、能力或行为上的不足)。
该短语是动宾结构,核心逻辑是“主语(人)通过行动克服自己的缺点”,具体用法需注意以下几点:
I need to overcome my shortcomings in time management.(我需要克服自己在时间管理上的不足。)
They are determined to overcome their shortcomings in teamwork.(他们决心克服团队合作中的缺点。)
学习场景:She is working hard to overcome her shortcomings in math.(她在努力克服数学上的不足。)
职场场景:To get promoted, you must overcome your shortcomings in communication.(要升职,你必须克服沟通上的缺点。)
修饰“shortcomings”:overcome one's serious/major/minor shortcomings(克服某人严重的/主要的/小的缺点);overcome one's shortcomings in public speaking(克服公众演讲的不足)。
方式状语:overcome one's shortcomings by practice(通过练习克服缺点);overcome one's shortcomings with patience(耐心克服缺点)。
get over one's weaknesses(更口语化,“克服弱点”);
correct one's flaws(“改正缺陷”,更强调“修正错误”);
address one's inadequacies(“解决不足”,更正式,侧重“应对问题”)。
1、 Everyone has shortcomings—what matters is whether you try to overcome them.(人人都有缺点,重要的是你是否努力克服它们。)
2、 The athlete spent months training to overcome his shortcomings in endurance.(这位运动员花了几个月训练,以克服耐力上的不足。)
3、 My teacher advised me to overcome my shortcomings in writing by reading more.(老师建议我通过多阅读来克服写作上的缺点。)
"overcome one's shortcomings"是描述自我改进的常用表达,重点在“主动克服自身缺陷”,适用于需要强调“成长、进步”的语境。使用时注意物主代词的匹配和具体场景的结合即可。