一、详细释义:
n.
不足;缺少;短缺 [C]
例句:
Shortage of hands has shrunk our plant's yearly output.
人手不足已使我们厂的年产量减少。
例句:
The president seems to believe there is a shortage of workers.
总统先生似乎认为美国存在劳动力不足的现象。
缺少量;不足额 [C]
例句:
The total shortage was 500 tons.
短缺之总额为五百吨。
例句:
But our exam report says there's a shortage of 50 tins.
但我们的检查报告缺少50箱货物。
缺点 [C]
例句:
The technique has a serious shortage, which disturbs the motion of ship model.
这种技术的一个重要缺点是对船舶模型运动有干扰。
例句:
You must improve your shortage.
你必须改进你的缺点。
二、词义辨析:
lack,want,absence,shortage,scarcity
这些名词均含“缺乏,不足”之意。lack普通用词,指部分或完全的不足。want指完全或短缺某物,侧重缺少之物是必需的东西。使用范围比lack窄些。absence指某物根本不存在或完全短缺,或某人虽存在,但未到现场。shortage指不足,但侧重达不到规定的,需要的或已知应有的数量。scarcity指产量不足或缺乏某物难以应付或满足需要。
三、参考例句:
The shortage of power dimmed the streets.
由于电力不足,街道昏暗。
There's an acute shortage of rain.
这里严重缺雨。
There is a shortage of trained nurses.
受过正规训练的护士十分缺乏.
Any shortage could push up grain prices.
任何短缺都会抬高粮食价格。
Any shortage could push up grain prices.
任何一种短缺都会抬高粮食价格。
There is a shortage of acute beds.
急诊病床短缺。
There's an acute shortage of rain.
这里严重缺雨。
The total shortage was 500 tons.
短缺之总额为五百吨。
The shortage of power dimmed the streets.
由于电力不足,街道昏暗。
There was a shortage of skilled workers.
缺少熟练工人。