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单词 shortage
释义
shortage
noun[C]
uk
/ˈʃɔː.tɪdʒ/us
/ˈʃɔːr.t̬ɪdʒ/
B2
asituationin which there is not enough of something:
缺乏，缺少
There's a shortageoffoodandshelterin therefugeecamps.难民营里缺少足够的食物和住处。
Thelonghotsummerhasledtoseriouswatershortages.这个夏天漫长而炎热，导致严重缺水。
Opposites
glut
oversupply
surfeitformal
Compare
deficit(MONEY)
shortfall
More examples
  • The government'sprogrammetogrowcashcropsforexportis adouble-edgedswordbecause it hascreatedalocalfoodshortage.
  • There's a shortage ofcheaphousingin theregion.
  • Schoolsnationwideareexperiencinga shortage ofteachers.
  • There's a shortage ofcheapaccommodation.
  • Thegovernmentadmittedthat there was apetrolshortage, butwarnedpeopleagainstpanicbuying.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lacking things
  • bankrupt
  • bankruptcy
  • be hard up (forsomething)idiom
  • bereft
  • catch
  • cry out forsomething
  • demand
  • hole
  • lack
  • lacking
  • minus
  • need
  • needsomethinglike you need a hole in the headidiom
  • needful
  • shy
  • taken
  • unaccompanied
  • unappeased
  • unassuaged
  • unmet
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Scarce, inadequate and not enough
(Definition ofshortagefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

shortage| American Dictionary

shortage
noun[C]
us
/ˈʃɔr·t̬ɪdʒ/
alackof somethingneeded:
There is asevereshortage oflow-costhousingin thecity.
(Definition ofshortagefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

shortage| Business English

shortage
noun[C]
uk
/ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ/us
asituationin which there is less of something thanpeoplewantor need:
a shortage of sthNew Orleans issufferingfrom anacuteshortageofhousing.
Californiafacesa shortage ofcollege-educatedworkersthat couldslowitseconomicgrowth.
anenergy/food/watershortage
alabour/skills/staffshortage
no shortage of sth
a lot of something:
He has no shortage ofambitionorenergy.
There is no shortage of newlandtobuildon.
(Definition ofshortagefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshortage

shortage
Given the continual shortages of funds to meet its budget the government is unlikely to consider a halt to logging.
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The magazine also predicted that closures would accelerate, possibly leading to ashortageof supply if the transition period was too short.
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Overall, however, there was noshortageof resources; the main anxiety for the project team related to time and the pressure to deliver successful outcomes.
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Theshortageof both labor and development capital restricted families to exploiting their land extensively by woodcutting, or through specialized farming, as in market gardens.
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If one factory did not pollute the water, downstream factories could use the same water and there would be noshortage.
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Over time, the lack of fertiliser impacted with increasing severity on the yields of plantations already suffering from the effects of fuel shortages.
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However, occurrence of outbreaks and periods of staffshortagemeant that collaborators found it difficult always to follow this regime.
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However, occurrence of outbreaks and periods of staff shortages meant that collaborators found it difficult to always follow this regime.
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As in 1822, severe weather during the previous autumn had destroyed crops and resulted in food shortages during the early part of the year.
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In his view, however, straitened circumstances and foodshortage, whether actual or feared, could not justify contraceptive use.
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The country's dependence on imported merchandise made it vulnerable to supply disruptions, with shortages creating opportunities for ' profiteering ' by those with access to scarce goods.
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At home there were food, fuel and monetary shortages.
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At times of grainshortage, guards were often sent to the boundaries to prevent grain movements.
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Virtually all people in the research area are well aware of the generalshortageof arable land and the competition over it.
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In a full conversion to organic farming, they predict shortages in the meat supply if meat consumption continues to remain high.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithshortage

shortage

These are words often used in combination withshortage.

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artificial shortage
We are in fact tending to create an artificial shortage and a virtual monopoly in office accommodation.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
chronic shortage
There is achronicshortageof human pancreas tissue suitable for either whole pancreas or islet transplantation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
continuing shortage
Not only those seeking to buy new houses will be adversely affected by acontinuingshortageof mortgage funds.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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