a shortage of [something]
The city faces a shortage of clean water.
该市面临清洁水短缺。
短缺;缺乏;不足
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;缺乏;[化] 缺额
缺乏或不足;不足的量
A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
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
严重不足
an acute insufficiency
The city is facing a severe water shortage due to the prolonged drought.
由于长期干旱,这座城市正面临严重的水资源短缺。
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.
去年制造业熟练工人短缺。
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.
由于短缺,商店限制每位顾客只能购买两袋大米。
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。
The city faces a shortage of clean water.
该市面临清洁水短缺。
注意主谓一致,根据shortage后的名词决定动词形式,但通常用is。
There is a shortage of qualified teachers.
缺乏合格的教师。
介词in后接领域或方面。
The report highlights a shortage in funding.
报告强调了资金短缺。
最通用,可指部分或完全缺失
常用于指养分、维生素等,带技术或医学色彩
强调供应量少,常用于经济或资源语境
语气较正式,强调极度缺乏
正式用语,常指数量上不满足需求
grammar · medium
易错句子The company is shortage of skilled workers.
正确表达The company has a shortage of skilled workers.
'shortage' 是名词,不能直接用作形容词或动词。表达‘缺乏’时,常用结构为 'have a shortage of' 或 'there is a shortage of'。
grammar · medium
易错句子We are facing shortage in water.
正确表达We are facing a shortage of water.
'shortage' 后应接介词 'of' 表示‘...的短缺’,而不是 'in'。同时 'shortage' 作为可数名词,通常需要冠词 'a'。
表示数量超过需求,与 shortage(短缺)直接相反
指大量存在,与 shortage(不足)语义相反
指超出所需,与 shortage(短缺)形成对比
表示足够或多于所需,与 shortage(缺乏)相对
指供给超过需求,是 shortage(供应不足)的反义
shortage强调具体数量上的不足,常可数;lack多指抽象概念上的缺失,不可数
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。
食物短缺
The war led to a widespread food shortage.
战争导致了广泛的食物短缺。
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。
劳动力短缺
The construction industry faces a labor shortage.
建筑行业面临劳动力短缺。
严重短缺
The country is suffering from an acute shortage of medical supplies.
该国正遭受医疗物资的严重短缺。
严重短缺
The severe shortage of clean water is a major health concern.
清洁水的严重短缺是一个主要的健康问题。
不缺乏,很多
There's no shortage of talented people in this field.
这个领域不乏有才华的人。
出自电影《公主新娘》(1987)
There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world.
这个世界上完美的乳房供不应求。
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