n.不足( shortage的名词复数 );缺少;缺少量;不足额;
例句:
Oil shortages have brought on an energy crisis.
石油短缺已经造成了能源危机。
At the same time, worldwide food and fuel shortages eased.
同时, 世界性粮食和石油短缺的现象终止了.
Food shortages are no longer a problem.
食物短缺不再是个问题。