例句
A water shortage forced us to take shorter showers.
缺水迫使我们缩短淋浴时间。
A shortage of affordable housing can force essential workers to live far from their workplaces.
可负担住房短缺可能迫使关键岗位的工作人员住在远离工作地点的地方。
常用搭配
- a shortage of｜……的短缺
- labour shortage｜劳动力短缺
- severe shortage｜严重短缺
- housing shortage｜住房短缺
词形与相关词
short (adj.) · shorten (v.)
用法提示
常用a shortage of；“缺少”也可说be short of。