Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3405
Fully loadedshortage
短缺；缺乏；不足
核心释义
a lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount
- 1.
缺乏或不足；不足的量
A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
- 2.
某事物少于预期或所需数量的性质
the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
- 3.
严重不足
an acute insufficiency
缺乏或不足；不足的量；某事物少于预期或所需数量的性质；严重不足；不足；缺乏；[化] 缺额
用法In use
The city is facing a severe water shortage due to the prolonged drought.
用法提示：shortage作名词，表示‘短缺、不足’，与of连用说明短缺的具体对象。
There was a shortage of skilled workers in the manufacturing industry last year.
用法提示：shortage作名词，表示‘短缺’，后接of短语说明短缺内容。
Because of the shortage, the store limited each customer to only two bags of rice.
用法提示：shortage作名词，单独作主语或介词宾语，指某种资源的不足。
a shortage of [something]
The city faces a shortage of clean water.
该市面临清洁水短缺。
there is a shortage of [something]
注意主谓一致，根据shortage后的名词决定动词形式，但通常用is。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- water shortage
- 水资源短缺
- The region is experiencing a severe water shortage due to lack of rain.该地区由于缺乏降雨正经历严重的水资源短缺。
- food shortage
- 食物短缺
- The war led to a widespread food shortage.战争导致了广泛的食物短缺。
- housing shortage
- 住房短缺
- There is a critical housing shortage in many urban areas.许多城市地区存在严重的住房短缺。
- labor shortage
- 劳动力短缺
- The construction industry faces a labor shortage.建筑行业面临劳动力短缺。
- acute shortage
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
short（短少） + age（名词后缀）→ 短缺，想象物资短少的年代。
语境与语域Context & Register
economic, resource, food
语法说明Grammar Note
可用作可数名词（a shortage）或不可数名词（shortage of）
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the spelling ending '-age' and are pronounced with the same final syllable /-ɪdʒ/. No lookalikes that differ in sound are included.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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