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

• Even those European countries that are taking part began to run short of munitions, just 11 weeks into the fighting forcing an exasperated America to step into the breach.
  即使是那些参战的欧洲国家，也在战斗打响仅仅11周之后就开始耗尽弹药，迫使被激怒的美国挺身而出。
• They are afraid that the world will soon run out of oil and run short of food.
  他们担心人类不久会用完石油、发生食品短缺！但有些人则持乐观的看法。
• 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。
• 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。
• But if they are too soft, their own companies may run short.
  但如果心太软的话，他们自己的公司也许会出现资金短缺。
• 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。
• 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。
• Airports and ports often run short of warehouse space.
  机场和港口的仓储能力常常不足。
• Yet the IMF could soon run short of firepower.
  然而，该组织可能很快就会缺少火力。