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run short

英 [rʌn ʃɔːt]

美 [rʌn ʃɔːrt]

网络  用完; 缺少; 短缺; 不足

经济

英英释义

verb

  • to be spent or finished
    1. The money had gone after a few days
    2. Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest
    Synonym:run lowgo

双语例句

  • Super crops won't be enough& the planet will run short of food by2030 unless we invest to avoid an imminent world water crisis, says Colin Chartres.
    ColinChartres说,只有超级作物并不够&到2030年地球将缺乏粮食,除非我们投入资金以避免巨大的世界水危机。
  • No learner has ever run short of subjects to explore.
    爱学习的人从来不会觉得缺乏研究的课题。
  • Food and water have run short, Mr Edano said, and keeping the area supplied an operation carried out largely by military personnel is diverting resources from emergency efforts elsewhere.
    枝野幸男说,这一地区内食物和水的供给正变得日益紧张,并且向居民们发放这些供给主要由军事人员执行占用了其它地区的一些抢修资源。
  • The French strikes are causing serious disruption to the economy, with a threat that the country could soon run short of petrol.
    法国罢工对经济造成了严重干扰,甚至可能很快就会让经济陷入停滞。
  • In those days ships were sometimes so delayed by contrary wind as to run short of fresh water and provisions.
    当时船因遇到逆风而迟误,以至发生淡水和粮食不足的现象。
  • Airports and ports often run short of warehouse space.
    机场和港口的仓储能力常常不足。
  • The nervousness about Chinese energy demand was exacerbated yesterday when officials said 32 power plants had been forced to close because of coal shortages, the second time this year the power industry has run short of coal.
    市场对中国能源需求的紧张昨日有所加剧。中国官员称,由于煤炭短缺,32家电厂被迫停产。这是中国电力行业今年第二次遭遇煤炭短缺。
  • They argue that this is only fair as deficit countries always face the threat that they might run short of willing financiers, but countries running trade surpluses face no similar threats.
    它们辩称,由于逆差国总是面临愿意借钱给它们的债权国可能不够的威胁,而贸易顺差国却不存在此类风险,因此这样才最公平。
  • Suddenly, a week from the fatal day, Carrie realised that they were going to run short.
    在那个不幸的付房租的日子前一个星期,嘉莉突然发现钱快用完了。
  • It seems that people are always in a hurry now, though we do have more convenience. Still, we run short of time to stand and stare, to speak and share.
    虽然现在我们的生活确实越来越方便了,但人们似乎总是很忙,依然缺少时间停下来对视、交谈与分享。