詞彙精選:shortage的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義:
n.
不足;缺少;短缺 [C]
例句:
Shortage of hands has shrunk our plant's yearly output.
人手不足已使我們廠的年產量減少。
例句:
The president seems to believe there is a shortage of workers.
總統先生似乎認爲美國存在勞動力不足的現象。
缺少量;不足額 [C]
例句:
The total shortage was 500 tons.
短缺之總額爲五百噸。
例句:
But our exam report says there's a shortage of 50 tins.
但我們的檢查報告缺少50箱貨物。
缺點 [C]
例句:
The technique has a serious shortage, which disturbs the motion of ship model.
這種技術的一個重要缺點是對船舶模型運動有干擾。
例句:
You must improve your shortage.
你必須改進你的缺點。
二、詞義辨析:
lack,want,absence,shortage,scarcity
這些名詞均含“缺乏,不足”之意。lack普通用詞,指部分或完全的不足。want指完全或短缺某物,側重缺少之物是必需的東西。使用範圍比lack窄些。absence指某物根本不存在或完全短缺,或某人雖存在,但未到現場。shortage指不足,但側重達不到規定的,需要的或已知應有的數量。scarcity指產量不足或缺乏某物難以應付或滿足需要。
三、參考例句:
The shortage of power dimmed the streets.
由於電力不足,街道昏暗。
There's an acute shortage of rain.
這裏嚴重缺雨。
There is a shortage of trained nurses.
受過正規訓練的護士十分缺乏.
Any shortage could push up grain prices.
任何短缺都會擡高糧食價格。
Any shortage could push up grain prices.
任何一種短缺都會擡高糧食價格。
There is a shortage of acute beds.
急診病牀短缺。
There's an acute shortage of rain.
這裏嚴重缺雨。
The total shortage was 500 tons.
短缺之總額爲五百噸。
The shortage of power dimmed the streets.
由於電力不足,街道昏暗。
There was a shortage of skilled workers.
缺少熟練工人。