shortage
US: /ˈʃɔɹtədʒ/, /ˈʃɔɹtɪdʒ/
UK: /ʃˈɔːtɪdʒ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
shortage /'ʃɔ:tidʤ/- danh từ
- sự thiếu; số lượng thiếu
- a shortage of staff: sự thiếu biến chế
- a shortage of 100 tons: thiếu 100 tấn
- sự thiếu; số lượng thiếu
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun[C, U] a situation when there is not enough of the people or things that are needed: food / housing / water shortages + a shortage of funds / space + There is no shortage of (= there are plenty of) things to do in the town.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
deficit, deficiency, shortfall, dearth, scarcity, lack, want, paucity:
They are predicting a shortage of water again this summer.
Collocation
ADJ.
acute, desperate, dire, serious, severe
the current acute shortage of teachers
| growing, increasing | chronic | general | national, world
the world shortage of coffee
| current | wartime | cash, energy, food, fuel, housing, labour, manpower, skill/skills, staff, water
VERB + SHORTAGE
cause, create, lead to, result in | be affected by, be hampered by, face, have, suffer (from)
Industry is facing a serious labour shortage.
| alleviate, deal with, ease, meet, overcome, solve, tackle
The recent heavy rains have helped to ease the water shortage.
| exacerbate
The energy shortages were exacerbated by the severe winter.
SHORTAGE + VERB
occur | cause sth, lead to sth
A shortage of resources has led to a cutback.
PREP.
because of/due to a/the ~
Lives are being put at risk because of staff shortages.
| ~ in
Their economy continued to suffer shortages in raw materials.
| ~ of
a desperate shortage of food
Concise dictionary
shortagesʃɔrtɪdʒ /ʃɔː-noun
+the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
+an acute insufficiency
