n the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
n an acute insufficiency
词态变化
复数形式:shortages
常见例句
1
a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II
2
a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources) v
3
n the sound of something crunching n a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources) n the act of crushing v make a crushing noise v press or grind with a crushing noise v chew noisily v reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
