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

• Their health-care system suffers from queues, shortages and ropey equipment.
  他们的医疗体系有很多不足：要排队等候，资源短缺，设备陈旧。
• Water shortages, unreliable water supplies and poor water quality are major obstacles to sustainable development.
  缺水、不可靠的水源和水质不良是可持续发展的主要障碍。
• There are still some shortages for the application at present, but with bright future.
  探讨了目前研究中存在的问题和不足，展望了研究与应用前景。
• 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 no longer a problem
  食物短缺不再是个问题。
• The dry summer has magnified the problem of water shortages.
  干燥的夏季加剧了缺水的问题。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。