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shortage

noun
 
🔊/ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ/
🔊/ˈʃɔːrtɪdʒ/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a situation when there is not enough of the people or things that are needed不足；缺少；短缺
    • food/housing/water shortages食物／住房／用水短缺
    • a shortage of funds资金不足
    • There is no shortage of (= there are plenty of) things to do in the town.城里不愁找不到活儿干。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • Industry is facing a serious labour shortage.产业界正面临严重的劳动力短缺。
    • Lives are being put at risk because of staff shortages.由于人手不足，许多人都有生命危险。
    • The energy shortages were exacerbated by the severe winter.严冬使能源匮乏的状况雪上加霜。
    • The recent heavy rains have helped to ease the water shortage.近期的大雨使缺水的状况有所缓解。
    • Their economy continued to suffer shortages in raw materials.他们的经济仍存在原材料匮乏的问题。
    • a desperate shortage of food食物的极度匮乏
    • a looming housing shortage in the city即将出现的城市住房短缺
    • a shortage of organ donors器官捐赠者的匮乏
    • the current acute shortage of teachers目前师资力量的严重不足
    • the world shortage of coffee世界性的咖啡短缺
    • There is no shortage of things to do in the town.城里不愁找不到活儿干。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • acute
    • chronic
    • critical
    • …
    verb + shortage
    • cause
    • create
    • lead to
    • …
    shortage + verb
    • occur
    • cause something
    • lead to something
    • …
    preposition
    • because of a/​the shortage
    • due to a/​the shortage
    • shortage in
    • …
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