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

• Where cloud implementations have taken place, there has been significant shortfalls between expected benefits and those actually achieved.
  凡是实施了云计划的地方，都存在预期收益和实际收益的差距。
• Most state and local governments are not allowed to borrow to cover shortfalls.
  大部分的州政府和地方政府是不允许借贷来弥补财政短缺的。
• Contracting output will only exacerbate the revenue shortfalls which have already placed countries on unsustainable fiscal paths.
  收入不足已经把各国推上了不可持续的财政道路，而经济产出收缩只会使收入缺口进一步扩大。
• 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。
• Key player in monitoring stock management versus plan and highlighting the value of shortfalls and challenges limitations.
  负责对照计划监督存货管理，强调短缺额的价值，并对限制条件进行挑战。
• The government said it would provide a "temporary capital buffer" for banks that were unable to raise it from private sources if "stress tests" to be carried out from this week revealed shortfalls.
  美国政府表示，如果本周进行的“压力测试”暴露出不足，政府将向无法从私人渠道筹措到资金的银行提供“暂时性的资金缓冲”。
• We should not look askance at such a policy because of its potential shortfalls.
  我们不应当因为这一政策的某些潜在缺陷而对它置之不理。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。