1·There is an acute shortage of water.
水严重短缺。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·They face a desperate shortage of clean water.
他们面临无污染水源的严重短缺。
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3·There is a shortage of fresh water on the island.
岛上缺少淡水。
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4·Spending too much now will mean a shortage of cash next year.
现在花销太多就意味着明年现金短缺。
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5·A shortage of funds is preventing the UN from monitoring relief.
资金短缺使得联合国无法监督救济工作。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·His action is indicative of growing concern about the shortage of skilled labour.
他的行为显示对于熟练工人短缺现象的日益关注。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·Exorbitant housing prices have created an acute shortage of affordable housing for the poor.
过高的房价使穷人负担得起的房源严重短缺。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8·It has experienced a shortage of registered nurses.
它的注册护士人手短缺。
9·The shortage of teachers is tied up with the issue of pay.
师资紧缺和工资问题有密切联系。
10·As a result, there has been a shortage of coffee throughout the world.
结果，全世界都出现了咖啡短缺。
1·Andrew Lobbenberg said the deal would be positive for BA and IAG, but investors' view of the transaction was hampered by a shortage of detail.
安德鲁·劳本博格称，这次交易对英航和国际航空有利，而投资者对此事的态度由于缺少细节尚不明朗。
2·India, China and also Vietnam are becoming increasingly alarmed by a shortage of girls that defies assumptions that gender imbalance will fall as wealth rises.
印度、中国和越南都正日益为缺少女孩而感到心惊。出乎人们意料，性别失衡并没有随着财富的增长而得到缓解。
3·London has no shortage of brighter, more ethical and less culpable bankers to take their places.
伦敦并不缺少更聪明，更有道德而又较少受到责备的银行家们来接替他们的职位。
4·Another is a relative shortage of capital for start-ups and growing firms.
其二是新兴公司相对缺少资本。
5·Clearly, the problem of weak health systems includes the shortage of human resources as well as issues of infrastructure and financing.
卫生系统的薄弱问题包含了缺少人力资源以及基础设施和筹资问题，这一点十分清楚。