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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。
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There is a shortage of council housing
廉租公房房源不足。
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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。
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There is a shortage of fresh water on the island .
岛上缺少淡水。
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There is an acute shortage of water .
水严重短缺。
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Many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff .
许多公司苦于缺乏熟练员工。
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Manufacturing industry was worst affected by the fuel shortage .
制造业受燃料短缺的影响最为严重。
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There is no shortage of things to do in the town .
城里不愁找不到活儿干。
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They face a desperate shortage of clean water .
他们面临无污染水源的严重短缺。
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The problems were compounded by severe food shortages .
严重的食物短缺使问题进一步恶化。
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There 's a shortage of hospital beds .
医院床位短缺。
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Staff shortages were worsened by the flu epidemic .
由于流感，职员短缺的情况更加严重了。
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There 's a great shortage of resource materials in many schools .
很多学校物资都十分短缺。
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Water shortages in the area will be the main constraint on development .
水资源匮乏将是制约该地区发展的一个主要因素。
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The oil shortages could lead the government to raise prices before the New Year .
石油短缺有可能导致政府在年前提高油价。
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People in hospitals are dying because of shortage of medicine .
由于药品匮乏，医院里的病人濒临死亡。
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Although three days isn 't very long , shortage of time was the least of his problems
虽然3天时间不算长，但对他来说，这已经是最不成问题的问题了。
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Oil shortages have brought on an energy crisis
石油短缺已经造成了能源危机。
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Shortages of professional staff are very severe in some places .
有些地方专业人员严重短缺。
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A shortage of funds is preventing the UN from monitoring relief
资金短缺使联合国无法督导救援工作。
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There 's no shortage of ideas when it comes to improving the education of children .
谈到改善孩子教育问题，大家都想法多多。
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The shortage of good stock has kept some investors away from the stock exchange .
由于缺少优质股，一些投资人不愿涉足股票市场。
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Researchers found an almost total crop failure and a severe shortage of drinking water .
研究者们发现作物几乎颗粒无收，并且饮用水严重短缺。
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Food shortages are no longer a problem
食物短缺不再是个问题。
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There 's a perennial shortage of teachers with science qualifications .
有理科教学资格的老师一直都很短缺。
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The water shortage in this country is potentially catastrophic
这个国家的水资源匮乏可能会带来灾难性的后果。
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Winter is setting in and the population is facing food and fuel shortages .
冬天即将到来，人们将面临食物和燃料的短缺。
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Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages .
由于原料短缺，员工们已将近一个月无事可做。
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Food shortages forced many townspeople into the country to grow their own food .
食物短缺迫使很多市民到农村自己种粮食。
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There is a chronic shortage of patrol cars in this police district .
这个治安辖区严重缺乏巡逻车辆。
指供小于求，即达不到需要或规定的数量。
There is no shortage of funds.
资金并不缺乏。
The bad harvest led to severe food shortages.
歉收造成食物严重短缺。
The war was lost because of a shortage of munitions.
战争因军火不足而失败。
指某物根本不存在或完全短缺，也指某人未在现场。
in the absence of evidence
缺乏证据
She noticed the absence of illustrations in the dictionary.
她发现那本词典里没有插图。
Please take care of my mother during my absence.
我不在时，拜托你照看我的母亲。
普通用词，指完全没有或不够充足，通常用于抽象事物。
Hard work can often make up for a lack of ability.
努力工作常可弥补能力的不足。
His lack of money kept him from going to the concert.
他因缺钱不能去听音乐会。
Lack of time prevented me from writing to my parents.
由于没有时间，我没能给父母写信。
指完全没有或短缺某物，强调所缺之物是必需的东西，使用范围比lack 要窄一些；也指因没有食物、钱等造成的贫困。
My son's always in want of money.
我儿子总是缺钱。
The kids are unhappy for want of love.
这些孩子因为缺乏爱而不幸福。
Many families are suffering from want.
许多家庭正遭受着贫困。