shortage · noun
Bedeutungen und Beispiele
Eine Situation, in der weniger von etwas vorhanden ist, als benötigt wird.
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.
Formen
- shortage singular
- shortages plural