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

• Go and get some more oil so we don't run short.
  去多弄些油来以免到时候用光了。
• I am sorry we have run short loose-leaf notebook.
  对不起，活页簿已售完了。
• The nervousness about Chinese energy demand was exacerbated yesterday when officials said 32 power plants had been forced to close because of coal shortages, the second time this year the power industry has run short of coal.
  市场对中国能源需求的紧张昨日有所加剧。中国官员称，由于煤炭短缺，32家电厂被迫停产。这是中国电力行业今年第二次遭遇煤炭短缺。
• The rising industries in material production, and particularly the burgeoning industries in nonmaterial production, often run short of workforce.
  在新兴的物质生产部门中，尤其是在日益发展的非物质生产部门中，劳动力则往往是不足的。
• Yet the IMF could soon run short of firepower.
  然而，该组织可能很快就会缺少火力。
• They argue that this is only fair as deficit countries always face the threat that they might run short of willing financiers, but countries running trade surpluses face no similar threats.
  它们辩称，由于逆差国总是面临愿意借钱给它们的债权国可能不够的威胁，而贸易顺差国却不存在此类风险，因此这样才最公平。
• Did he run short distances or long distances?
  他跑短跑还是长跑？
• At that burn rate, GM could effectively run short of cash next summer, without even taking into account further sales declines.
  按照这个消耗速度，通用汽车明年夏季就会出现现金短缺，这还没有考虑未来销量进一步下降的因素。
• Airports and ports often run short of warehouse space.
  机场和港口的仓储能力常常不足。
• 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。