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

• In the last few years China has experienced increasingly frequent and severe droughts, water shortages and floods.
  过去几年里，中国经历了越来越频繁和严重的干旱、缺水和洪灾。
• 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。
• Finally shortages and the problems need be solved of this technology were pointed out.
  最后指出了两种湍流模型的不足和需要进一步解决的问题。
• Food shortages are widespread.
  食物短缺的情况很普遍。
• Owing to staff shortages, there was no restaurant car on the train.
  由于缺人手，这趟火车上没有餐车。
• 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。
• The oil shortages could lead the government to raise prices before the New Year.
  石油短缺有可能导致政府在年前提高油价。
• '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。”
• Think of climate change, financial instability, nuclear proliferation, resource shortages and terrorism.
  想一想气候变化、金融不稳定、核扩散、资源短缺和恐怖主义等问题就知道了。
• Lithuanians are waking up to a world of increasing shortages
  立陶宛人开始意识到物资日益匮乏。