shortfall

英 ['ʃɔːtfɔːl] 美 ['ʃɔːrtfɔːl]

• n. 不足；差额

英英释义

Noun:

1. 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"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. There's still a huge shortfall in our funds.
   我们的资金还有很大缺口。
2. There will be a shortfall in wheat supplies this year.
   今年的小麦供应会有一定数量的短缺。
3. Falling investment will simply compound the shortfall.
   不断减少的投资将加剧产量不足。
4. That is the largest budget shortfall - adjusted for inflation - since 1945.
   把通货膨胀因素考虑在内，这个预算赤字是1945年以来最为庞大的。
5. We have to borrow money to cover the shortfall between expenditure and revenue.
   我们不得不借钱以弥补收支间的差额。

经典引文

• s2 million was lost in production shortfalls.

  出自： H. Evans

• The shortfall in tax revenue might require budget cuts.

  出自：New York Times

词汇搭配

• average shortfall 平均欠额

近反义词

【近义词】

• deficit 赤字
• shortage 不足
• loss 遗失
• gap 缺口
• lack 缺乏