shortage怎么读?shortage是什么意思?

shortage怎么读?

英 [ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ] 美 [ˈʃɔːrtɪdʒ]

shortage是什么意思?

n.不足;缺少;短缺

复数：shortages

例句：

1.Patients were dying because of an acute shortage of nurses.

因为护理人员严重不足，患者生命垂危。

2.There is a shortage of council housing.

廉租公房房源不足。

3.The country experienced a foreign currency shortage for several months.

这个国家经历了几个月的外汇短缺。

4.There is a shortage of fresh water on the island.

岛上缺少淡水。