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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 shortage short·age / 5FC:tidV; NAmE 5FC:rt- / noun [C, U] a situation when there is not enough of the people or things that are needed 不足；缺少；短缺: food / housing / water shortages 食物/住房/用水短缺 a shortage of funds 资金不足 There is no shortage of (= there are plenty of) things to do in the town. 城里不愁找不到活儿干。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English shortage ADJ. acute, desperate, dire, serious, severe the current acute shortage of teachers | growing, increasing | chronic | general | national, world the world shortage of coffee | current | wartime | cash, energy, food, fuel, housing, labour, manpower, skill/skills, staff, water VERB + SHORTAGE cause, create, lead to, result in | be affected by, be hampered by, face, have, suffer (from) Industry is facing a serious labour shortage. | alleviate, deal with, ease, meet, overcome, solve, tackle The recent heavy rains have helped to ease the water shortage. | exacerbate The energy shortages were exacerbated by the severe winter. SHORTAGE + VERB occur | cause sth, lead to sth A shortage of resources has led to a cutback. PREP. because of/due to a/the ~ Lives are being put at risk because of staff shortages. | ~ in Their economy continued to suffer shortages in raw materials. | ~ of a desperate shortage of food OLT shortage noun ⇨ lack Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged short·age \ˈshȯr]d.]ij, -ȯ(ə)], ]t], ]ēj\ noun (-s) : a deficiency in an amount required : deficit < a shortage in petty cash > < a shortage of trained teachers > < a shortage of oil > — opposed to overage
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