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run short

英 [rʌn ʃɔːt]

美 [rʌn ʃɔːrt]

网络  用完; 缺少; 短缺; 不足

经济

英英释义

verb

  • to be spent or finished
    1. The money had gone after a few days
    2. Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest
    Synonym:run lowgo

双语例句

  • Food and water have run short, Mr Edano said, and keeping the area supplied an operation carried out largely by military personnel is diverting resources from emergency efforts elsewhere.
    枝野幸男说,这一地区内食物和水的供给正变得日益紧张,并且向居民们发放这些供给主要由军事人员执行占用了其它地区的一些抢修资源。
  • For example, we can invent cars that: can save fuel or use other types of energy so that cars can still 'be used even though resources run short.
    例如,我们可以发明节油或者消耗其他燃料的车,即使能源紧缺依然可以使用。
  • Suddenly, a week from the fatal day, Carrie realised that they were going to run short.
    在那个不幸的付房租的日子前一个星期,嘉莉突然发现钱快用完了。
  • Airports and ports often run short of warehouse space.
    机场和港口的仓储能力常常不足。
  • In those days ships were sometimes so delayed by contrary wind as to run short of fresh water and provisions.
    当时船因遇到逆风而迟误,以至发生淡水和粮食不足的现象。
  • All this in a new country where there is no mum to do your washing, nor a kindly and sympathetic relative to help you out when you run short of money.
    而且还是在一个陌生的国度,没有母亲帮你洗衣服,缺钱花的时候也没有和善的亲戚帮你度过难关。
  • The empirical results show that most of the provinces run short of R& D efficiency in the high-tech industry, while there exist distinct differences among them.
    实证结果表明,我国高新技术产业研发效率整体水平偏低,各地差异显著,且大多数省份都呈现规模报酬递减;
  • Yet the IMF could soon run short of firepower.
    然而,该组织可能很快就会缺少火力。
  • It seems that people are always in a hurry now, though we do have more convenience. Still, we run short of time to stand and stare, to speak and share.
    虽然现在我们的生活确实越来越方便了,但人们似乎总是很忙,依然缺少时间停下来对视、交谈与分享。
  • They run short of money during the tour, and their return be Inevitable.
    他们在旅途中用光了钱,因此返回是不可避免的。