柯林斯詞典shortage /????t?d?/ (shortages) 1. N-VAR If there is a shortage of something, there is not enough of it. 短缺 A shortage of funds is preventing the UN from monitoring relief. 資金短缺使得聯(lián)郃國無法監(jiān)督救濟(jì)工作。 Vietnam is suffering from food shortage. 越南正遭受食品短缺之苦。 返回 shortage劍橋詞典a situation in which there is not enough of something 缺乏，缺少 There's a shortage of food and shelter in the refugee camps . 難民營裡缺少足夠的食物和住処。 The long hot summer has led to serious water shortages. 這個夏天漫長而炎熱，導(dǎo)致嚴(yán)重缺水。 例句 The government's programme to grow cash crops for export is a double-edged sword because it has created a local food shortage.There's a shortage of cheap housing in the region .Schools nationwide are experiencing a shortage of teachers .There's a shortage of cheap accommodation .The government admitted that there was a petrol shortage, but warned people against panic buying . 返回 shortage