"shortfall" in Chinese (Simplified)

短缺缺口

Definition

短缺是指拥有的数量比需要或预期的要少，尤其是指钱或资源。

'Shortfall' 多用于商务、金融或正式写作中，表示数量上的缺口、差额。常见搭配有“预算短缺”（budget shortfall）、“供应短缺”（supply shortfall）、“弥补短缺”（make up the shortfall）。一般用于可数名词结构。

We have a shortfall of $500 in our budget this month.

我们本月的预算有500美元的**短缺**。

The school is facing a teacher shortfall this year.

今年学校面临教师**短缺**。

There was a shortfall in rice production due to the drought.

由于干旱，稻米产量出现了**短缺**。

Donations didn't cover the shortfall, so the project was delayed.

捐款未能弥补**短缺**，项目因此推迟。

The company made up the shortfall with emergency funds.

公司用应急资金弥补了**短缺**。

If there's a shortfall next quarter, we'll need to cut costs.

如果下个季度有**短缺**，我们需要削减成本。