shortages

英 [ˈʃɔːtɪdʒɪz]

美 [ˈʃɔrtədʒəz]

n.  不足; 缺少; 短缺
shortage的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 不足;缺少;短缺
  If there is ashortage ofsomething, there is not enough of it.
  1. A shortage of funds is preventing the UN from monitoring relief...
     资金短缺使联合国无法督导救援工作。
  2. Vietnam is suffering from food shortage...
     越南正遭受食物短缺之苦。
  3. There's no shortage of ideas when it comes to improving the education of children.
     谈到改善孩子教育问题，大家都想法多多。

双语例句

• Food shortages often occur in time of war.
  在战争期间常常发生粮食短缺的情形。
• The city is now relatively quiet but there's palpable anger as people cope with shortages
  现在这座城市比较安静，但却因物资匮乏而明显充斥着怒气。
• Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages.
  由于原料短缺，员工们已将近一个月无事可做。
• Shortages of medicines, equipment and staff at health facilities throughout the country are compounding the health challenges.
  全国卫生设施中的医药、设备和人员短缺加剧了卫生挑战。
• These costs and shortages are now causing delays to new projects.
  这些成本和短缺目前正在延误新项目的建设和投产。
• Good weather leading to good grain harvests should win the country relief from food shortages.
  能带来粮食丰收的好天气应该可以让该国的缺粮状况得到缓解。
• China suffers from acute water shortages and mismanagement and contamination.
  中国存在严重的水资源短缺、管理不善和污染问题。
• The seriousness of water shortages becomes apparent.
  缺水的严重性就更为明显了。
• 'How have the sanctions affected your life in Belgrade?' — 'Well, for one thing, we already have shortages.'
  “制裁措施对于你在贝尔格莱德的生活有多大影响？”——“嗯，首先，我们已经缺乏物资。”
• Water shortages in the area will be the main constraint on development.
  水资源匮乏将是制约该地区发展的一个主要因素。