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

• 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。
• Even those European countries that are taking part began to run short of munitions, just 11 weeks into the fighting forcing an exasperated America to step into the breach.
  即使是那些参战的欧洲国家，也在战斗打响仅仅11周之后就开始耗尽弹药，迫使被激怒的美国挺身而出。
• 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。
• In those days ships were sometimes so delayed by contrary wind as to run short of fresh water and provisions.
  当时船因遇到逆风而迟误，以至发生淡水和粮食不足的现象。
• 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；
• Yet the IMF could soon run short of firepower.
  然而，该组织可能很快就会缺少火力。
• But if they are too soft, their own companies may run short.
  但如果心太软的话，他们自己的公司也许会出现资金短缺。
• This is the happy challenge faced by the Asian Development Bank, which will run short of customers as one country after another reaches middle-income status.
  这正是亚洲开发银行（AsianDevelopmentBank）面临的可喜挑战。随着一个又一个国家相继达到中等收入水平，亚行将面临客户短缺的问题。
• 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。
• It seems that people are always in a hurry now, though we do have more convenience. Still, we run short of time to stand and stare, to speak and share.
  虽然现在我们的生活确实越来越方便了，但人们似乎总是很忙，依然缺少时间停下来对视、交谈与分享。