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shortage noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + SHORTAGE | SHORTAGE + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEacute, chronic, critical, desperate, dire, serious, severe 极度匮乏；严重不足◆the current acute shortage of teachers目前师资力量的严重不足growing, increasing 日益／日渐匮乏future, impending, looming 未来的短缺；即将出现的短缺◆a looming housing shortage in the city即将出现的城市住房短缺general 普遍缺乏national, nationwide, world 全国范围的短缺；世界性的短缺◆the world shortage of coffee世界性的咖啡短缺current 目前的匮乏wartime 战时短缺supply 供给不足cash, electricity, energy, food, fuel, gas, gasoline (NAmE) , housing, oil, petrol (BrE) , power, water 现金／供电／能源／食品／燃油／煤气／汽油／住房／油料／石油／电力／供水短缺labour/labor, manpower, nursing, personnel (especially NAmE) , skill, skills, staff, staffing, teacher 劳动力短缺；护士短缺；人员短缺；技术人才匮乏；教师短缺VERB + SHORTAGEcause, create, lead to, result in 造成短缺；导致匮乏be affected by, be hampered by, experience, face, have, suffer, suffer from 受到短缺影响；遭遇短缺；面临匮乏◆Industry is facing a serious skills shortage.产业界正面临严重的技术人才匮乏局面。alleviate, ease 缓解／减轻不足◆The recent heavy rains have helped to ease the water shortage.最近几场大雨有助于缓解缺水的情况。address, deal with, fill, meet, overcome, solve, tackle 解决缺口问题；应付短缺；补充不足；克服匮乏exacerbate 加剧匮乏◆The energy shortages were exacerbated by the severe winter.严冬使能源匮乏的状况雪上加霜。SHORTAGE + VERBoccur 短缺出现cause sth, lead to sth 短缺造成⋯／导致⋯◆A shortage of resources has led to a cutback.资源匮乏已导致减产。PREPOSITIONbecause of a/the shortage, due to a/the shortage 因为／由于短缺◆Lives are being put at risk because of staff shortages.由于人手不足，许多人都有生命危险。shortage in ⋯方面的匮乏◆Their economy continued to suffer shortages in raw materials.他们的经济仍存在原材料匮乏的问题。shortage of ⋯的匮乏◆a shortage of organ donors器官捐赠者的匮乏 |