shortage meaning in English
n.
不足，缺少；不足额；〔美国〕缺点，缺陷。 owing to shortage of staff 由于人员的缺少。 a shortage of 50 tons 五十吨的短缺额。 cover [make up for] the shortage 弥补不足。
Examples
- The delay is due to the shortage of hands .
事情耽搁下来是由于人手不足。 - The city suffers from a shortage of building land .
该市极缺乏建筑用地。 - Shortages of steel would have developed .
钢的短缺现象还会比现在更严重一些。 - There was a critical shortage of food then .
当时粮食奇缺。 - Food shortages often occur in time of war .
在战争期间常常发生粮食短缺的情形。