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shortfall

英 ['ʃɔːtfɔːl] 美['ʃɔrtfɔl]

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n. 差额；缺少

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复数: shortfalls;

英文词源

shortfall (n.): also short-fall, 1895; see short (adj.) + fall (v.).

双语例句

1. The government has refused to make up a £30,000 shortfall in funding.: 政府拒不补上30,000英镑的资金缺口。

2. a shortfall in tax revenue: 税收收入不足

3. There will soon be a shortfall in supply of qualified young people.: 合格年轻人才的短缺将很快出现.

4. The move is designed to help offset the shortfall in world oil supplies caused by the UN embargo.: 此举旨在缓解联合国禁运所造成的世界石油供应短缺的局面。

5. Another example is worldwide harvest shortfall in staple foods that some countries must import heavily.: 另一个例子是有些国家必须大量进口的主食遭到世界性歉收.