shortfall 详细解释

shortfall

['ʃɔ:tfɔ:l]

n.不足, 差额

词形变化

名词: shortener | 动词过去式: shortened | 动词过去分词: shortened | 动词现在分词: shortening | 动词第三人称单数: shortens |

英英释义

名词 shortfall:

the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

同义词:deficit, shortage

补充

shortfallshortfall英:[ˈʃɔ:tfɔ:l] 美:[ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl]n.1.不足之量, 差额

例句

1. A shortfall of energy supplies seems inevitable in the near future.在不久的将来, 能源供应短缺似乎不可避免。 2. a shortfall in earnings收入不足 3. they are facing an expected $10 billion shortfall in revenue.他们在收入方面面临100亿美元的赤字。 4. a shortfall in milk production牛奶产量的不足 5. profit shortfalls利润不足 6. We had a budget shortfall. [=our costs were higher than the available amount of money]我们的预算出现了赤字。 7. a $2 million shortfall = a shortfall of $2 million [=$2 million less than is needed]两百万美元的缺口