shortfall
英 [ˈʃɔːtfɔːl]
美 [ˈʃɔːrtfɔːl]
n. 缺口; 差额; 亏空
复数：shortfalls
Collins.1 / BNC.8933 / COCA.10472
牛津词典
noun
- 缺口；差额；亏空
if there is a shortfall in sth, there is less of it than you need or expect
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 不足;缺口;差额;亏空
If there is ashortfall insomething, there is less of it than you need.- The government has refused to make up a £30,000 shortfall in funding.
政府拒不补上 30,000 英镑的资金缺口。
- The government has refused to make up a £30,000 shortfall in funding.
英英释义
noun
- the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
- new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit
双语例句
- Overall, countries have reported a funding shortfall of US$ 1 billion for TB implementation in2012.
总体而言，各国报告称，2012年用于实施结核病活动的资金尚缺少10亿美元。 - This will result in a serious shortfall of modern fighters.
这将会造成现代化战斗的一个严重不足。 - Along with China, the Gulf states are the thrifty counterparts to America's gaping saving shortfall.
比起美国来，海湾国家的外汇储备可是够充足的了（和中国差不多）。 - Deposits and other types of funding are unlikely to make up the shortfall.
存款和其他类型的融资不太可能填补这一缺口。 - But while some aid has been provided, it has made up only a fraction of the shortfall.
可是，尽管联邦政府提供了一些资助，但相对于资金缺口来说也是杯水车薪。 - This shortfall led to the initial fighting and the subsequent full-scale violence in Darfur, says Ban.
缺水导致了最初的冲突以及后来达尔富尔的全面暴力活动。 - The move is designed to help offset the shortfall in world oil supplies caused by the UN embargo.
此举旨在缓解联合国禁运所造成的世界石油供应短缺的局面。 - Women and youth bear the brunt of the resulting shortfall in employment.
妇女和年轻人被雇佣对市场的冲击是造成工作岗位短缺的另一个因素。 - In such a scheme, friends and neighbours have to make up the shortfall if someone can't pay.
在该计划中，如果有人不还款，朋友和邻居就必须弥补差额。 - Because of a looming budget shortfall, more layoffs are likely to happen.
由于出现预算不足，可能发生更多裁员。