shortfalls

英 [ˈʃɔːtˌfɔːlz]

美 [ˈʃɔrtˌfɔlz]

n.  缺口; 差额; 亏空
shortfall的复数

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.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• Contracting output will only exacerbate the revenue shortfalls which have already placed countries on unsustainable fiscal paths.
  收入不足已经把各国推上了不可持续的财政道路，而经济产出收缩只会使收入缺口进一步扩大。
• At some point, global oil production would hit a high point and then decline, causing grave shortfalls.
  在某一时间，全球石油产量将达到最高点，随后将一路走低，导致严重的短缺。
• The rapid increase in foreign investment has, to a certain extent, made up for investment shortfalls in agriculture in Jiangsu Province and has expedited the development and utilization of agricultural resources.
  外资迅速增加，在相当程度上弥补了江苏省农业投入的不足，加速了农业资源的开发利用。
• China Mobile has teamed up with Shanda, helping the telecom company to tackle content shortfalls.
  中国移动已经与盛大合作，以解决内容短缺的问题。
• Key player in monitoring stock management versus plan and highlighting the value of shortfalls and challenges limitations.
  负责对照计划监督存货管理，强调短缺额的价值，并对限制条件进行挑战。
• Liquidity shortfalls often arise around the end of each quarter and during public holidays, such as the Golden Week break, while stock market listings and changes to bank regulation could exacerbate the problem this year, she added.
  她补充说，流动性短缺往往发生在季度末前后和黄金周等公众假期期间，而今年股票上市以及银行监管规则变化可能加剧这个问题。
• On the institutional level, many pension funds facing large shortfalls are re-examining how contributions and benefit levels affect their long-term financial health.
  在机构方面，很多面临巨大资金缺口的养老基金正重新研究缴款和退休金水平会如何影响它们的长期财务健康。
• Tackling global investment and infrastructure shortfalls is crucial to lifting growth, job creation and productivity.
  解决全球投资和基础设施投资不足问题，对促进增长、创造就业和提高生产力至关重要。
• Most state and local governments are not allowed to borrow to cover shortfalls.
  大部分的州政府和地方政府是不允许借贷来弥补财政短缺的。
• Rising demand has eaten into the spare capacity available to make up any shortfalls.
  不断上升的需求侵蚀了用以弥补石油短缺的后备产能。