1. There is a shortage of salt in this country.
    这个国家缺少盐。

2. The total shortage was 500 tons.
    短缺之总额为五百吨。

3. The total shortage was $500.
    不足的总额为500美元。

1. shortage

1. 短缺：138短缺(shortage)需求量大于供给量的状态. 139发信号(signaling)有信息的一方向无信息的一方披露自己私人信息所采取的行动. 140社会保障(social insurance)旨在保护人们规避负面事件风险的政府政策. 141罢工(strike)工会组织工人从企业撤出劳动.

2. 短少：B/L Bond:万一CGOS短少(shortage)、damage(损坏)、按合约可提供一定自付额及coverage(保险)范围、(其年保费约为USD11000、而coverage(保险金额)约为USD150000)基于以上之规定,有购买Bond且FMC Filing之B/L,才可于USA市场上有合用效力.

3. 缺少：138缺少(shortage)需求量大于供给量的状态. 139发灯号(signaling)有信息的一偏向无信息的一方披露自己私人信息所采取的行动. 140社会保护(social insurance)旨在扞卫人们隐藏负面事变风险的政府政策. 141歇工(strike)工会机关工人从企业撤出劳动.

1. 不足;缺少;短缺
    If there is a shortage of something, there is not enough of it.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. Vietnam is suffering from food shortage...
           越南正遭受食物短缺之苦。

1. the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required

    e.g. new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit

    Synonym: deficitshortfall

2. an acute insufficiency

    Synonym: dearthfamine