short·age /ˈʃɔrtɪʤ/
缺乏,不足
shortage
短缺
Short·age n. Amount or extent of deficiency, as determined by some requirement or standard; as, a shortage in money accounts.
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shortage
n 1: the property of being an amount by which something is less
than expected or required [syn: deficit, shortfall]
2: an acute insufficiency [syn: dearth, famine]