一、詳細(xì)釋義:


n.

不足;缺少;短缺 [C]


例句:

Shortage of hands has shrunk our plant's yearly output.

人手不足已使我們廠的年產(chǎn)量減少。


例句:

The president seems to believe there is a shortage of workers.

總統(tǒng)先生似乎認(rèn)為美國(guó)存在勞動(dòng)力不足的現(xiàn)象。


缺少量;不足額 [C]


例句:

The total shortage was 500 tons.

短缺之總額為五百?lài)崱?/p>

例句:

But our exam report says there's a shortage of 50 tins.

但我們的檢查報(bào)告缺少50箱貨物。


缺點(diǎn) [C]


例句:

The technique has a serious shortage, which disturbs the motion of ship model.

這種技術(shù)的一個(gè)重要缺點(diǎn)是對(duì)船舶模型運(yùn)動(dòng)有干擾。


例句:

You must improve your shortage.

你必須改進(jìn)你的缺點(diǎn)。


二、詞義辨析:


lack,want,absence,shortage,scarcity

這些名詞均含“缺乏,不足”之意。 lack普通用詞,指部分或完全的不足。 want指完全或短缺某物,側(cè)重缺少之物是必需的東西。使用范圍比lack窄些。 absence指某物根本不存在或完全短缺,或某人雖存在,但未到現(xiàn)場(chǎng)。 shortage指不足,但側(cè)重達(dá)不到規(guī)定的,需要的或已知應(yīng)有的數(shù)量。 scarcity指產(chǎn)量不足或缺乏某物難以應(yīng)付或滿(mǎn)足需要。


三、參考例句:


The shortage of power dimmed the streets.

由于電力不足,街道昏暗。


There's an acute shortage of rain.

這里嚴(yán)重缺雨。


There is a shortage of trained nurses.

受過(guò)正規(guī)訓(xùn)練的護(hù)士十分缺乏.


Any shortage could push up grain prices.

任何短缺都會(huì)抬高糧食價(jià)格。


Any shortage could push up?grain?prices.

任何一種短缺都會(huì)抬高糧食價(jià)格。


There is a shortage of acute beds.

急診病床短缺。


There's an?acute?shortage of rain.

這里嚴(yán)重缺雨。


The total shortage was 500 tons.

短缺之總額為五百?lài)崱?/p>

The shortage of?power?dimmed the streets.

由于電力不足,街道昏暗。


There was a shortage of skilled workers.

缺少熟練工人。