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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。
  • Yet the IMF could soon run short of firepower.
    然而,该组织可能很快就会缺少火力。
  • Even those European countries that are taking part began to run short of munitions, just 11 weeks into the fighting forcing an exasperated America to step into the breach.
    即使是那些参战的欧洲国家,也在战斗打响仅仅11周之后就开始耗尽弹药,迫使被激怒的美国挺身而出。
  • 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。
  • When vital supplies of food or oil run short, two things happen-prices rise as do tensions about who gets what.
    当粮食和石油短缺,有两个情况会发生&价格攀升和因争取资源而产生的磨擦。
  • 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。
  • Airports and ports often run short of warehouse space.
    机场和港口的仓储能力常常不足。
  • 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。
  • For example, we can invent cars that: can save fuel or use other types of energy so that cars can still 'be used even though resources run short.
    例如,我们可以发明节油或者消耗其他燃料的车,即使能源紧缺依然可以使用。