| 释义 |
shortage美 ['ʃɔrtɪdʒ] 英 ['ʃɔː(r)tɪdʒ] adj.+n. acute shortage,severe shortage,critical shortage,chronic shortage,current shortage v.+n. avoid shortage,alleviate shortage,cause shortage,relieve shortage,ease shortage n. lack,scarcity,deficiency,dearth,famine 1. | 不足；缺少；短缺a situation when there is not enough of the people or things that are needed |
| food/housing/water shortages 食物╱住房╱用水短缺 | | | | There is no shortage of(= there are plenty of) things to do in the town. 城里不愁找不到活儿干。 |
n. | 1. an absence of something that is needed or required 2. a lack of something that you need or want |
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