shortage · noun
المعاني والأمثلة
حالة يكون فيها المتاح من شيء أقل من المطلوب.
A shortage of trained staff forced the clinic to reduce its opening hours.
The town faces a serious shortage of affordable homes for young families.
Supply shortages delayed several projects that were due to finish this month.
We avoided a shortage of chairs by borrowing some from the school.
الصيغ
- shortage singular
- shortages plural