| 单词 | shortage |
| 释义 | Word family noun short shortage shortness shorts shorty adjective short verb shorten short adverb short shortly short·age /ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ $ ˈʃɔːr-/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable] ENOUGH#a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need 短缺，不足，缺乏 SYN lackshortage of5There is no heating available due to fuel shortages.因为燃料短缺，所以没有供暖。 a shortage of skilled labour 熟练劳动力的短缺 There is no shortage of funds. 不缺资金。 COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + shortagea severe/serious shortage 严重不足There is a serious shortage of food in some areas. 有些地区食物严重短缺。an acute shortage (=very bad) 严重不足They were suffering because of an acute shortage of doctors and nurses. 由于医护人员严重短缺,他们备受病痛折磨。a desperate/dire shortage (=very serious and worrying) 极度缺乏There is a desperate shortage of fresh water in the disaster area. 灾区淡水极度缺乏。a chronic shortage (=very bad and existing for a long time) 长期不足nThere is a chronic shortage of housing in rural areas.a growing shortage (=one that is increasing) 日益加重的不足nThe United States is facing a growing shortage of information technology workers.a general shortage (=a shortage of lots of different kinds of things or people) 普遍缺乏nThere was a general shortage of skilled workers.a national/world shortage 全国性/世界性的缺乏nThere is likely to be a world shortage of timber in the future.a water/food/housing etc shortage 水资源/食物/住房等的短缺nThe water shortage was reaching crisis proportions.na labour/manpower shortage (=a shortage of people to do work)During the war, there was a severe labour shortage, so women began doing jobs they had never done before.na staff shortage (=a shortage of people to work at a particular business)The company blamed staff shortages for the delays.verbscreate/cause a shortage 造成短缺Poor harvests could cause food shortages in the winter. 歉收会造成冬天食物短缺。lead to/result in a shortage 导致不足The strike led to serious shortages of fuel in some areas. 罢工导致有些地区燃油严重短缺。face a shortage (=be likely to suffer a shortage) 面临短缺The refugees face desperate shortages of food and water. 难民面临食物和水的严重短缺。ease a shortage (=make it less serious) 缓解短缺nBuilding more houses will ease the shortage of accommodation.Examples from the Corpusshortage• Meanwhile job hunters have been complaining that there is a shortage of jobs.• There is a shortage of nurses and doctors in this area.• The accident, as it turns out, was a broken mirror and more than likely a shortage of time.• A mentally deficient or unstable individual was not wanted on the line, even if there was a shortage of men.• They have too few people to boss about, but no shortage of guns and grievances.• Manila is a city that runs on gossip, and there is no shortage of it at the moment.• There is no shortage of objections to both causalism and functionalism.• With critical power shortages throughout the region, the timing could not be worse for a looming emergency drought declaration.• The drop in the birth rate 20 years ago has created a severe shortage of workers.• The main reason is the shortage of real attractions.• Parts of Britain are suffering water shortages after the unusually dry summer.shortage of• a severe shortage of skilled laborFrom Longman Business Dictionaryshortageshort‧age /ˈʃɔːtɪdʒˈʃɔːr-/ noun [countable, uncountable] a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need or wantWe suffer from a labor shortage.The real estate developer is facing an acute cash shortage.shortage ofThere was an energy crisis caused by a shortage of imported oil.There will be no shortage of applicants (=there will be a lot).short·age noun →COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable a of situation there Business in Corpus is which enough not |
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