shortage

[US]/ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ/
[UK]/ˈʃɔːrtɪdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 不足; 缺少; 缺少量; 不足额
Word Forms
复数shortages

Phrases & Collocations

shortage of supplies

物资短缺

shortage of food

粮食短缺

shortage of water

缺水

fuel shortage

燃料短缺

shortage of

缺少……

water shortage

缺水;水量不足;枯水

food shortage

粮食短缺

power shortage

电力短缺

fund shortage

资金不足, 资金短缺

shortage of capital

资金短缺

material shortage

材料紧缺

housing shortage

房荒;住房紧张;住宅不足

labor shortage

劳力短缺,劳动力短缺

manpower shortage

劳动力短缺

shortage of manpower

劳动力短缺;缺乏劳力

Example Sentences

There is a shortage of principal.

资金有些短缺。

there is a desperate shortage of teachers.

教师极度缺乏。

a severe shortage of technicians.

技术人员的严重缺乏。

a shortage of hard cash.

缺少现金。

acute shortage of sth.

严重缺乏...

a shortage of 50 tons

五十吨的短缺额

acute shortage of food

严重缺乏食物

There's an acute shortage of water.

这里严重缺水。

a critical shortage of food.

严重短缺食物

There is a severe shortage of fuel.

燃料严重短缺。

a shortage of housing in the city.

城市中之住宅短缺

The total shortage was $500.

不足的总额为500美元。

The heart of the problem is a shortage of funds.

问题的关键是缺乏经费。

Profiteering in a time of shortage is wrong.

乘物资缺乏牟取暴利是不对的。

there was no shortage of people willing to fink on their neighbours.

意欲告发邻居者总不乏其人。

a shortage of workers to operate new machines.

操作新机器的人手短缺。

The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.

这个城市严重缺水。

food shortages and hyperinflation

食物短缺和通货过度膨胀

the fuel shortage worsened during December.

12月里燃料短缺愈加严重。

people are facing a shortage of basics like flour.

人们正面临面粉之类基本供给的短缺。

Real-world Examples

There is a shortage of new recruits.

因为新员工短缺。

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2016

Others face supply shortages or are trying to resolve insurance claims.

其他人则面临供应短缺或试图解决保险索赔问题。

Source: AP Listening Collection June 2021

Those buys have caused a bitcoin shortage.

这些购买造成了比特币短缺。

Source: VOA Slow English - Business

He will have no shortage of suggestions.

提给李总理的建议将会有许多。

Source: The Economist - China

So I have no shortage of ideas.

所以我不缺创意。

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

What is causing the shortage of teachers?

是什么原因造成教师短缺呢?

Source: VOA Special November 2019 Collection

The whole region is facing food shortages.

这整个地方缺粮食。

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

Nor is there any shortage of nutrients.

营养成分也不短缺。

Source: The secrets of our planet.

Both districts faced teacher and worker shortages.

这两个校区都面临着教师和员工短缺的问题。

Source: VOA Special November 2021 Collection

The industry has faced record staff shortages.

该行业面临着创纪录的员工短缺。

Source: BBC Listening of the Month

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