"shortage" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 短缺

Definition

一種沒有足夠所需或想要物品的情況。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Shortage” 多用於商品、資源等的不足，如 “water shortage” （水資源短缺）。常見於經濟、社會等正式場合。不要跟 “lack” 混淆，後者更普遍。

Examples

There is a shortage of clean water in this village.

這個村莊有**短缺**的清潔水。

The store is closed because of a shortage of workers.

商店因為員工**短缺**而關閉。

During the war, there was a shortage of food.

戰爭期間，食物**短缺**。

We’re seeing a serious teacher shortage in many cities lately.

最近，許多城市正面臨嚴重的教師**短缺**。

Because of the chip shortage, buying a new car is taking much longer than usual.

由於晶片**短缺**，買新車比平時慢得多。

If there’s another fuel shortage this winter, things could get difficult.

如果今年冬天再次出現燃料**短缺**，情況可能會變得困難。