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

• Oil shortages have brought on an energy crisis
  石油短缺已经造成了能源危机。
• 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。
• Food shortages are no longer a problem
  食物短缺不再是个问题。
• The seriousness of water shortages becomes apparent.
  缺水的严重性就更为明显了。
• Lithuanians are waking up to a world of increasing shortages
  立陶宛人开始意识到物资日益匮乏。
• 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。
• Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages.
  由于原料短缺，员工们已将近一个月无事可做。
• 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。
• Shortages of professional staff are very severe in some places.
  有些地方专业人员严重短缺。
• 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。