1·Owing to staff shortages, there was no food on the plane.
由于工作人员不足，飞机上没有食物。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·Surpluses and shortages are corrected by the pricing mechanism.
过剩和不足通过价格机制得到修正。
3·Poland has little tradition of internal Labour mobility, so shortages in Warsaw and the country's booming western crescent can coexist with deep joblessness in the east.
波兰几乎没有劳动力跨国迁徙的传统，华沙这方面更是不足，蓬勃发展的西部能和失业率高的东部和平共处。
4·In Britain the main problem is the fetish for home-ownership and high house prices in the south-east, partly the result of severe shortages of supply.
英国存在的主要问题是，人们对住房产权盲目崇拜，而东南部地区房价高企——部分原因是供应严重不足。
5·Mr Chavez also announced plans to nationalise the country's two biggest coffee-roasters, blaming them for shortages.
查韦斯同时宣布计划将国家两个最大的咖啡烘焙商收归国有，并指责他们供货不足。
1·Industry insiders say increased demand due to recent blizzards was partly to blame for the shortages. The country's poor natural gas reserves also are part of the cause.
业内人士称，该现象部分是由于近日暴雪导致各地天然气需求剧增，另一部分原因是国家缺乏相应的天然气储备机制。
2·Due to previous droughts, people in the region have experienced severe food shortages and high rates of malnutrition.
由于历年干旱，该地区人民始终严重缺乏食物，营养不良率高居不下。
3·The use of stem-cell technology is seen as a "holy grail", which promises to reduce shortages of several types of organs.
使用干细胞技术被视为一个“圣杯”，它预示着减少几种缺乏的器官类型。
4·These had flourished at a time of chronic skills shortages, when hairdressing and catering qualifications opened up a fast track to permanent residence in Australia.
这些学校在澳大利亚长期缺乏职业技术人员的情况下，如雨后春笋般冒出，那时，诸如美发，餐饮等职业资格能够提供一条快速的移民澳大利亚的通道。
5·But shortages are now upon us.
但缺乏现在正紧逼着我们。