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。