shortages ['ʃɔ:tɪdʒɪz]

例句:

• 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。
  来自柯林斯例句
• Their health-care system suffers from queues, shortages and ropey equipment.
  他们的医疗体系有很多不足：要排队等候，资源短缺，设备陈旧。
  
• Owing to staff shortages, there was no restaurant car on the train.
  由于缺人手，这趟火车上没有餐车。
  
• Power shortages It's not for lack of trying.
  来自VOA
• This includes artificial shortages in edible oil and sugar.
  来自VOA
• Demonstrations in Yerevan over shortages of food and energy.
  来自BBC