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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

  • For decades, water shortages have been growing challenges for China.
    几十年来,水资源短缺对中国构成了越来越大的挑战。
  • Shortages of professional staff are very severe in some places.
    有些地方专业人员严重短缺。
  • The dry summer has magnified the problem of water shortages.
    干燥的夏季加剧了缺水的问题。
  • At the same time, worldwide food and fuel shortages eased.
    同时,世界性粮食和石油短缺的现象终止了。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • Food shortages are widespread.
    食物短缺的情况很普遍。
  • 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。”
  • Food shortages forced many townspeople into the country to grow their own food.
    食物短缺迫使很多市民到农村自己种粮食。