1. "China is moving from an era of labor surplus into an era of labor shortage, " the report cautions. 报道警告说：“中国社会正在由劳动力过剩的时代向劳动力短缺的时代转变。”
2. Because land was abundant, their concern was not with soil conservation, but rather with the shortage of labor and capital. 因为土地是充足的，他们关注的不是土壤的保护，而是劳动力与资本的缺乏问题。
3. The price of the omnipresent crisp, golden loaf seemed to epitomize the rising cost of living and the shortage of cash in consumers' pockets. 无所不在的松脆的、金色的面包条的价格似乎概括了生活费用上升和消费者口袋里现金短缺的现象。
英英解释
n.
1. the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
2. an acute insufficiency
