shortage

['ʃɔ:tidʒ]

n.不足, 缺少

例句与用法：

There was a shortage of oxygen at the top of the mountain.

山顶上缺氧。

The bad harvest led to severe food shortage.

歉收引起食物严重短缺。

The lack of rain aggravated the already serious shortage of food.

干旱少雨使原本就很严重的粮食短缺问题更加严重。

Continuance of the war will mean shortage of the food.

战争的持续意味着食品短缺。

Power shortage browned out those cities that winter.

那年冬天，由于电力供应不足那些城市采取了节约用电措施。

He always bemoans the shortage of funds for research.

他总是叹息研究经费不足。

The company's main problem is the shortage of skilled personnel.

这家公司的主要问题是缺少有技术的人员。

The war was lost because of a shortage of munitions.

战争因军火不足而失败。

详细释义：

n.

1. 缺少, 不足, 匮乏[U][C]

There is a shortage of salt in this country.

这个国家缺少盐。

2. 不足额(或量)[C]

The total shortage was 500 tons.

短缺之总额为五百吨。