"shortages" en Chinese (Traditional)

短缺缺乏

Definición

指缺少或不足所需的東西。'shortages' 是複數，代表有多種或多次短缺的情況。

‘Shortages’ 多用於正式或新聞語境，特別談及資源（食物、水、勞工等）。常用短語：'food shortages'，'water shortages'，'labor shortages'。不要和 'lack'（更泛指）混淆。

There are shortages of water in many countries.

許多國家有**水短缺**的情況。

The city faces shortages of medical supplies.

這個城市面臨**醫療物資短缺**。

Shortages during winter can make life difficult.

冬天的**短缺**會讓生活更加困難。

Supermarkets sometimes close early because of staff shortages.

因為**員工短缺**，超市有時會提早關門。

We've been hearing a lot about fuel shortages on the news lately.

最近新聞中常提到**燃料短缺**。

If shortages continue, prices will probably go up.

如果**短缺**持續，價格很可能會上漲。