音标:['ʃɒ:tidʒ] ; 柯林斯词典等级:3 级;
n. 不足, 缺乏
[化] 缺额
n the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
n an acute insufficiency
词型变化:名词复数形式 : shortages
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shortage的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The war was lost because of a shortage of munitions.战争因军火不足而失败。
  2. Power shortage browned out the city that winter.那年冬天,由于电力不足,市里采取了部分停电供应措施。
  3. He always bemoans the shortage of funds for research.他总是叹息研究经费不足。
  4. Continuance of the war will mean shortage of the food.战争的持续意味着食品短缺。
  5. The company's main problem is the shortage of skilled personnel.这家公司的主要问题是缺少有技术的人员。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. There is no shortage of things to do in the town.城里不愁找不到活干。
  2. There was a shortage of skilled workers.缺少熟练工人。

词汇搭配

  • energy shortage能量不足,能源短缺...
  • labor shortage劳力短缺
  • weight shortage重量短少
  • oil shortage石油的不足
  • housing shortage房荒,住房不足...
  • dollar shortage美元荒
  • power shortage缺电
  • water shortage水量不足
  • inventory shortage盘存短耗
  • material shortage材料缺乏
  • fuel shortage燃料不足
  • manpower shortage劳动力短缺
  • severe shortage严重缺乏
  • fund shortage资金不足
  • ordinary shortage通常短量
  • food shortage粮食短缺
  • liquidity shortage流动性不足

经典引文

  • With the staff shortage I sometimes have to take charge.

    出自:Woman
  • There's no shortage of guidebooks about Paris.

    出自:Modern Maturity
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