1·There was a critical shortage of food.
当时粮食奇缺。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
2·At relief centres, no one complains outwardly, though they are suffering from a critical shortage of supplies.
在救援中心，虽然人们困于物资匮乏，但无人大声抱怨。
3·Singapore's Chinese community will soon face a critical shortage of people who are proficient in the Chinese language.
我国华人社会不久将面临华文人才短缺的危机。
4·New cell-based technologies are in the pipeline, however, and may finally get the support they need now that the United States is faced with a critical shortage of flu vaccine.
但是，新的细胞生产技术已经投入使用，并且由于美国现在面临的流感疫苗的严重短缺而可能最终得到它们所需要的支持。
5·Manganese ore resources are rich in China, yet with fewer rich ores but more low-grade ores, complex ores and fine refractory ores. rich ore resources are in critical shortage presently.
在我国，锰矿资源虽然十分丰富，但富矿少，贫矿、复杂矿和细粒难选矿多，富矿资源目前严重短缺。
6·For 26 years Skow conducted freights between San Francisco and Salt Lake City and now runs steam-spotting tours to China—half as many as he used to, thanks to the critical shortage of steam engines.
斯可先生在旧金山和盐湖城之间经营了26年的货运，现在又在经营到中国去看蒸汽机车的旅游，工作量相当于以前的一半，原因是蒸汽机车不够用了。
7·This makes the teacher shortage even more critical.
这使师资匮乏的问题更为严重。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
8·Our results suggest that the health workforce shortage in Africa is even more critical than previously estimated.
研究结果表明非洲的卫生人力短缺问题比以前估计的要严重得多。
9·If this is what the world is relying on, say the pessimists, the shortage of oil is truly critical.
悲观者说，如果世界真的依赖它，原油短缺将会十分严重。
10·In 2006, the world health Report drew attention to a critical worldwide shortage of more than 4 million doctors, nurses, and other health care staff.
2006年《世界卫生报告》提请注意，世界各地总共紧缺400多万名医生、护士和其他医务人员。