shortfall in [sth]
The project failed due to a shortfall in funding.
该项目因资金不足而失败。
不足额；缺口；差额
未达标；未达到预定目标；未达到配额、义务或任何预期目标的情形。；未达到该配额、义务等的数额。；不足
the amount by which something is less than expected or required; a deficit
未达到配额、义务或任何预期目标的情形。
An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target.
不足额
the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
未达到该配额、义务等的数额。
The amount by which such a quota, obligation, etc., was missed.
The budget shortfall forced the company to cut costs.
预算不足迫使公司削减成本。
用法提示：此处shortfall指预算上的短缺，作名词，表示经济层面的不足。
The unexpected crop failure led to a shortfall in food supplies.
意外的作物歉收导致粮食供应短缺。
用法提示：shortfall与in连用，表示供应量上的不足。
The power plant's outage caused a shortfall in electricity generation.
发电厂的停机导致发电量不足。
用法提示：shortfall指发电量的缺口，名词，常与in搭配描述资源或产量的缺乏。
The project failed due to a shortfall in funding.
该项目因资金不足而失败。
The company reported a shortfall of $2 million.
该公司报告了200万美元的缺口。
也可说 'cover the shortfall'。
The government promised to make up the shortfall.
政府承诺弥补差额。
多用于财政或金融语境，强调差额
常用于资源、物资或人力的不足
强调缺乏某种必要成分，可指质量缺陷
较正式，常用于抽象或量化不足
grammar · medium
易错句子The budget shortfalled due to overspending.
正确表达The budget had a shortfall due to overspending.
Shortfall是名词，不能用作动词。正确表达是使用‘had a shortfall’或‘there was a shortfall’。
grammar · medium
易错句子There is shortfall of 10%.
正确表达There is a shortfall of 10%.
Shortfall是可数名词，需要不定冠词‘a’来表示一个短缺。
grammar · medium
易错句子We face a shortfall on resources.
正确表达We face a shortfall in resources.
表示在某个方面的短缺时，常用介词‘in’，而不是‘on’。
指超过需要的数量，与shortfall（不足）相反
deficit 常用于财务语境，指支出超过收入；shortfall 泛指任何预期值与实际值的差距。
shortage 强调供应不足或数量不够；shortfall 强调未达到目标或需求。
预算不足
The project faced a budget shortfall of $2 million.
该项目面临200万美元的预算不足。
收入不足
The company reported a revenue shortfall for the third quarter.
该公司报告第三季度收入不足。
弥补不足
The government plans to borrow money to make up the shortfall.
政府计划借款以弥补不足。
补足差额
Additional taxes were introduced to cover the shortfall in funding.
引入了额外税收以补足资金差额。
现金短缺
The bank experienced a cash shortfall during the holiday season.
该银行在假日季节经历了现金短缺。
资金不足
The research institute faced a funding shortfall this year.
该研究所今年面临资金不足。
常与预算相关，表示预算不足的部分
收入低于预期时产生缺口
支出超出预算导致资金短缺
预测值与实际值之间的差距
表示财务上的不足或亏损
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.