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

• '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。”
• 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。
• 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。
• These costs and shortages are now causing delays to new projects.
  这些成本和短缺目前正在延误新项目的建设和投产。
• Food shortages are widespread.
  食物短缺的情况很普遍。
• The growth in china, for example, results in energy shortages.
  举个例子，中国的发展导致了能源短缺。
• Oil shortages have brought on an energy crisis
  石油短缺已经造成了能源危机。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。