run short

英 [rʌn ʃɔːt]

美 [rʌn ʃɔːrt]

网络  用完; 缺少; 短缺; 不足

经济

英英释义

verb

• to be spent or finished
  1. The money had gone after a few days
  2. Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest
  Synonym:run lowgo

双语例句

• The rising industries in material production, and particularly the burgeoning industries in nonmaterial production, often run short of workforce.
  在新兴的物质生产部门中，尤其是在日益发展的非物质生产部门中，劳动力则往往是不足的。
• At that burn rate, GM could effectively run short of cash next summer, without even taking into account further sales declines.
  按照这个消耗速度，通用汽车明年夏季就会出现现金短缺，这还没有考虑未来销量进一步下降的因素。
• The French strikes are causing serious disruption to the economy, with a threat that the country could soon run short of petrol.
  法国罢工对经济造成了严重干扰，甚至可能很快就会让经济陷入停滞。
• The empirical results show that most of the provinces run short of R& D efficiency in the high-tech industry, while there exist distinct differences among them.
  实证结果表明，我国高新技术产业研发效率整体水平偏低，各地差异显著，且大多数省份都呈现规模报酬递减；
• The nervousness about Chinese energy demand was exacerbated yesterday when officials said 32 power plants had been forced to close because of coal shortages, the second time this year the power industry has run short of coal.
  市场对中国能源需求的紧张昨日有所加剧。中国官员称，由于煤炭短缺，32家电厂被迫停产。这是中国电力行业今年第二次遭遇煤炭短缺。
• They are afraid that the world will soon run out of oil and run short of food.
  他们担心人类不久会用完石油、发生食品短缺！但有些人则持乐观的看法。
• Airports and ports often run short of warehouse space.
  机场和港口的仓储能力常常不足。
• I am sorry we have run short loose-leaf notebook.
  对不起，活页簿已售完了。
• No learner has ever run short of subjects to explore.
  爱学习的人从来不会觉得缺乏研究的课题。
• When vital supplies of food or oil run short, two things happen-prices rise as do tensions about who gets what.
  当粮食和石油短缺，有两个情况会发生&价格攀升和因争取资源而产生的磨擦。