英语释义

1. available in amounts that are less than needed
Gasoline is in short supply.

片语

level in short supply缺货水平

materials in short supply供不应求的材料

water in short supply水供不应求

commodity in short supply短缺商品

in defect of缺少；缺乏

commodities in short supply紧俏商品，紧缺商品；紧俏产品

in a short supply供应短缺

in the absence of缺乏，不存在；无…时，缺少…时

currently in short supply暂缺

resources in short supply资源紧缺

goods in short supply短线产品

英汉例句

• the latter is in short supply because of the rise in us savings, caused by the crisis but likely to persist.

  全球需求不足，是由于美国储蓄上升，这是本轮危机所造成的，但这种局面有可能持续下去。

• the petrochemicals industry is cyclical, but caution was in short supply as the buy-out cycle neared its end.

  石化行业是周期性的，但是随着收购接近尾声，担保供应不足。

• this is the experience we observed over and over watching people playing great games 4 reason number 4 engagement is in short supply why should we care about that?

  这就是我们反复观察,人们玩大型游戏总结的经验,理由4,投入不足,我们为什么要关心这个？

• the armory, in other words, is getting fuller. but war costs money, and money is in short supply at the moment.

  换句话说，武器库装的越来越满，但是打仗要花钱，而且此刻钱供应不足。

• who has placed urgent orders for disinfectants, which are currently in short supply in angola.

  世卫组织已紧急订购目前在安哥拉供应短缺的消毒剂。

• at the moment, money for physics is in short supply in britain.

  现在英国对物理学研究的资助还是较为短缺的。

• african dust is thought, for example, to stimulate plant growth in the amazon by bringing in phosphorus (which is in short supply there).

  例如，非洲含有磷元素的沙尘可以促进磷元素缺乏的亚马逊地区植被的生长。

• oil was not in short supply and stocks were increasing.

  石油并没供应短缺，库存也还不断在增加。

• new pharmaceuticals are in short supply these days.

  新型药物最近供应短缺。