shortfalls

英 [ˈʃɔːtˌfɔːlz]

美 [ˈʃɔrtˌfɔlz]

n.  缺口; 差额; 亏空
shortfall的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 不足;缺口;差额;亏空
  If there is ashortfall insomething, there is less of it than you need.
  1. The government has refused to make up a £30,000 shortfall in funding.
     政府拒不补上 30,000 英镑的资金缺口。

双语例句

• On the institutional level, many pension funds facing large shortfalls are re-examining how contributions and benefit levels affect their long-term financial health.
  在机构方面，很多面临巨大资金缺口的养老基金正重新研究缴款和退休金水平会如何影响它们的长期财务健康。
• Setting aside their usual worries and resignation over shrinking paychecks and pension shortfalls, many in Japan responded with unrestrained displays of joy and excitement.
  不顾平时对薪资缩水和退休金不足的担忧和无奈，许多日本人毫无顾忌的表现出高兴和兴奋的心情。
• This will identify specific shortfalls, where improvement can be achieved.
  这可以识别特定的不足，并获得改进的机会。
• The decline has stoked government fears of tax revenue shortfalls and labor shortages.
  这一状况引起了政府对税收收入不足以及劳动力短缺的担忧。
• Rising demand has eaten into the spare capacity available to make up any shortfalls.
  不断上升的需求侵蚀了用以弥补石油短缺的后备产能。
• It cannot replace shortfalls in local and central government budgets, but it can help to bridge the gap.
  它不能弥补地方和中央政府预算的不足，但能帮助缩小缺口。
• Those shares had plunged in 1771 mainly because of losses in Bengal, but the company kept paying high dividends and covered up its shortfalls by borrowing money.
  这只股票在1771年早已大跌，主要是因为孟加拉的损失。但这家公司靠借钱继续支付高股息，掩盖了问题。
• The rapid increase in foreign investment has, to a certain extent, made up for investment shortfalls in agriculture in Jiangsu Province and has expedited the development and utilization of agricultural resources.
  外资迅速增加，在相当程度上弥补了江苏省农业投入的不足，加速了农业资源的开发利用。
• At some point, global oil production would hit a high point and then decline, causing grave shortfalls.
  在某一时间，全球石油产量将达到最高点，随后将一路走低，导致严重的短缺。
• Tackling global investment and infrastructure shortfalls is crucial to lifting growth, job creation and productivity.
  解决全球投资和基础设施投资不足问题，对促进增长、创造就业和提高生产力至关重要。