shortage of

a shortage of funds

资金不足

There is an acute shortage of water.

水严重短缺。

There is a shortage of council housing

廉租公房房源不足。

There is a shortage of council housing.

廉租公房房源不足。

a shortage of munitions

军需品缺乏

A shortage of funds is preventing the UN from monitoring relief...

资金短缺使联合国无法督导救援工作。

There is a shortage of fresh water on the island.

岛上缺少淡水。

There is no shortage of (= there are plenty of) things to do in the town.

城里不愁找不到活儿干。

Although three days isn't very long, shortage of time was the least of his problems.

虽然3天时间不算长，但对他来说，这已经是最不成问题的问题了。

a shortage of suitable kidneys for transplant

适合移植的肾脏的短缺

A shortage of building land will push property values up.

建筑用地缺乏将造成房地产价格逐渐上升.

The problem is accentuated by a shortage of water and electricity.

缺乏水电使问题愈加严重.

There is a shortage of principal.

资金有些短缺.

Wartime austerities included food rationing and shortage of fuel.

战时的艰苦包括食物配给和燃料短缺.

The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.

石油公司被控故意制造石油短缺以名正言顺地提高油价。

There's an acute shortage of water.

这里严重缺水.

The shortage of bread will probably drive prices up.

面包短缺很有可能迫使价格上涨.

Many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff.

许多公司苦于缺乏熟练员工。

a shortage of skilled labour (= people who have had training in a skill)

缺乏技术工人

They face a desperate shortage of clean water.

他们面临无污染水源的严重短缺。

Many stations needed repairs or rebuilding and there was a shortage of rolling stock.

许多车站需要维修或重建，而且铁路车辆也出现短缺。

There is a severe shortage of fuel.

燃料严重短缺.

Shortage of funds is still very much a live issue.

资金短缺仍然是当前的重大问题.

The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.

这个城市严重缺水.

The heart of the problem is a shortage of funds.

问题的关键是缺乏经费.

There's a shortage of hospital beds.

医院床位短缺。

Patients were dying because of an acute shortage of nurses.

因为护理人员严重不足，患者生命垂危。

There is no shortage of things to do in the town.

城里不愁找不到活儿干。

a severe shortage of qualified staff

合格员工的严重短缺

America has no shortage of strangely named clubs.

美国有不少名字稀奇古怪的俱乐部。