shortage

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

Translation

n. 不足; 缺少; 缺少量; 不足額
Word Forms
複數shortages

Phrases & Collocations

shortage of supplies

物資短缺

shortage of food

糧食短缺

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

糧食短缺

power shortage

電力短缺

fund shortage

資金不足, 資金短缺

shortage of capital

資金短缺

material shortage

材料緊缺

housing shortage

房荒;住房緊張;住宅不足

labor shortage

勞力短缺,勞動力短缺

manpower shortage

勞動力短缺

shortage of manpower

勞動力短缺;缺乏勞力

Example Sentences

There is a shortage of principal.

資金有些短缺。

there is a desperate shortage of teachers.

教師極度缺乏。

a severe shortage of technicians.

技術人員的嚴重缺乏。

a shortage of hard cash.

缺少現金。

acute shortage of sth.

嚴重缺乏...

a shortage of 50 tons

五十噸的短缺額

acute shortage of food

嚴重缺乏食物

There's an acute shortage of water.

這裏嚴重缺水。

a critical shortage of food.

嚴重短缺食物

There is a severe shortage of fuel.

燃料嚴重短缺。

a shortage of housing in the city.

城市中之住宅短缺

The total shortage was $500.

不足的總額爲500美元。

The heart of the problem is a shortage of funds.

問題的關鍵是缺乏經費。

Profiteering in a time of shortage is wrong.

乘物資缺乏牟取暴利是不對的。

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

意欲告發鄰居者總不乏其人。

a shortage of workers to operate new machines.

操作新機器的人手短缺。

The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.

這個城市嚴重缺水。

food shortages and hyperinflation

食物短缺和通貨過度膨脹

the fuel shortage worsened during December.

12月裏燃料短缺愈加嚴重。

people are facing a shortage of basics like flour.

人們正面臨麪粉之類基本供給的短缺。

Real-world Examples

There is a shortage of new recruits.

因爲新員工短缺。

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2016

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

其他人則面臨供應短缺或試圖解決保險索賠問題。

Source: AP Listening Collection June 2021

Those buys have caused a bitcoin shortage.

這些購買造成了比特幣短缺。

Source: VOA Slow English - Business

He will have no shortage of suggestions.

提給李總理的建議將會有許多。

Source: The Economist - China

So I have no shortage of ideas.

所以我不缺創意。

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

What is causing the shortage of teachers?

是什麼原因造成教師短缺呢?

Source: VOA Special November 2019 Collection

The whole region is facing food shortages.

這整個地方缺糧食。

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

Nor is there any shortage of nutrients.

營養成分也不短缺。

Source: The secrets of our planet.

Both districts faced teacher and worker shortages.

這兩個校區都面臨着教師和員工短缺的問題。

Source: VOA Special November 2021 Collection

The industry has faced record staff shortages.

該行業面臨着創紀錄的員工短缺。

Source: BBC Listening of the Month

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