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shortage

Word family 
short·age /ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ $ ˈʃɔːr-/ ●●○ noun [countableC, uncountableU]
ENOUGH#a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need 短缺，不足，缺乏 SYN lack
shortage of
5There is no heating available due to fuel shortages.
因爲燃料短缺，所以沒有供暖。
a shortage of skilled labour
熟練勞動力的短缺
There is no shortage of funds.
不缺資金。
 COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + shortage
a severe/serious shortage 嚴重不足
There is a serious shortage of food in some areas.
有些地區食物嚴重短缺。
an acute shortage (=very bad) 嚴重不足
They were suffering because of an acute shortage of doctors and nurses.
由於醫護人員嚴重短缺,他們備受病痛折磨。
a desperate/dire shortage (=very serious and worrying) 極度缺乏
There is a desperate shortage of fresh water in the disaster area.
災區淡水極度缺乏。
a chronic shortage (=very bad and existing for a long time) 長期不足
nThere is a chronic shortage of housing in rural areas.
a growing shortage (=one that is increasing) 日益加重的不足
nThe United States is facing a growing shortage of information technology workers.
a general shortage (=a shortage of lots of different kinds of things or people) 普遍缺乏
nThere was a general shortage of skilled workers.
a national/world shortage 全國性/世界性的缺乏
nThere is likely to be a world shortage of timber in the future.
a water/food/housing etc shortage 水資源/食物/住房等的短缺
nThe water shortage was reaching crisis proportions.
na labour/manpower shortage (=a shortage of people to do work)
During the war, there was a severe labour shortage, so women began doing jobs they had never done before.
na staff shortage (=a shortage of people to work at a particular business)
The company blamed staff shortages for the delays.
verbs
create/cause a shortage 造成短缺
Poor harvests could cause food shortages in the winter.
歉收會造成冬天食物短缺。
lead to/result in a shortage 導致不足
The strike led to serious shortages of fuel in some areas.
罷工導致有些地區燃油嚴重短缺。
face a shortage (=be likely to suffer a shortage) 面臨短缺
The refugees face desperate shortages of food and water.
難民面臨食物和水的嚴重短缺。
ease a shortage (=make it less serious) 緩解短缺
nBuilding more houses will ease the shortage of accommodation.
Examples from the Corpus
shortage• Meanwhile job hunters have been complaining that there is a shortage of jobs.• There is a shortage of nurses and doctors in this area.• The accident, as it turns out, was a broken mirror and more than likely a shortage of time.• A mentally deficient or unstable individual was not wanted on the line, even if there was a shortage of men.• They have too few people to boss about, but no shortage of guns and grievances.• Manila is a city that runs on gossip, and there is no shortage of it at the moment.• There is no shortage of objections to both causalism and functionalism.• With critical power shortages throughout the region, the timing could not be worse for a looming emergency drought declaration.• The drop in the birth rate 20 years ago has created a severe shortage of workers.• The main reason is the shortage of real attractions.• Parts of Britain are suffering water shortages after the unusually dry summer.
shortage of• a severe shortage of skilled labor
From Longman Business Dictionary
shortageshort·age /ˈʃɔːtɪdʒˈʃɔːr-/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]
a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need or want
We suffer from a labor shortage.
The real estate developer is facing an acute cash shortage.
shortage of
There was an energy crisis caused by a shortage of imported oil.
There will be no shortage of applicants (=there will be a lot).

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