Shortage
[ 'ʃɔrtɪdʒ ]
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n. 不足，缺点;缺少;缺少量;不足额;
💡 词根助记
short短+age名词形式 → 不足，缺少
📝 例句
Have you provided against a coal shortage next winter?
对于下一个冬季的煤荒你已有所防备吗?
"How long will the rice shortage go on, Yusef?"
米荒还要继续多久啊，尤塞夫？
the perennial shortage of capital
资金的长期短缺
A rumor of a shortage stampeded people into laying in supplies.
缺货的谣言驱使人们囤积生活用品。
The total shortage was 500 tons.
短缺之总额为五百吨。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“少积体”:体积不足即“少积体”
※ short-短的,age-年龄:这种植物的生长年龄很短,这是它的不足
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
shortage
n[C, U]
lack of sth needed; deficiency 缺少; 不足; 短缺
food, fuel, housing shortages 食物、 燃料、 住房短缺
a shortage of rice, funds, equipment 大米、 资金、 设备不足
owing to
(a) shortage of staff 由於人员缺乏
a shortage of 50 tons 缺少50吨
There was no shortage of helpers. 不缺帮手.
🎯 考研助记
后缀:age 表示状态,情况,身份及其他 网友：yqy补充： shortage，age年纪：你还小，要做这事，还缺少一点年纪－－缺少。这显然不是缺点。此记忆法也是比较“缺少”、“缺点”的方法（避免shortage与shortcomeing、disadvantage混淆）
🔁 扩展释义
*['ʃɒ:tidʒ]n. 不足, 缺乏【化】 缺额【经】 不足, 短少, 短缺额
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Even his way of walking down the street and turning a corner could be recognized as his own.
就连他在街上走路和他转过拐角的那姿式都可以看出是他自己独有的。
Mrs. Zhu, I called to tell you that the conference has been delayed until the 15th and 16th.
朱夫人，我来告诉你会议已经推迟到了15号至16号开。
Goodness! Zhen Jie! I can't believe it. What are you doing here?
啊，天那！郑杰！我简直不能相信。你到这里来有什么事吗？