shortage

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四级六级考研托福雅思 Collins 3

n the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
n an acute insufficiency

n. 不足, 缺乏
[化] 缺额

Collins 星级

3,405

BNC 频率

4,027

使用频率

shortage 由词根 short（短缺）和后缀 -age（表示状态或结果）组成，表示“短缺的状态”。

例句

1. There is a shortage of water in many parts of the world.

世界许多地方都缺水。

2. The store ran out of supplies due to a sudden shortage.

由于突发的短缺，商店的货物已经卖光了。

3. The city is facing a shortage of affordable housing.

这个城市正面临着可负担住房的短缺。