food/housing/water shortages
食物╱住房╱用水短缺
a shortage of funds
资金不足
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。
1.不足,缺少;不足额;〈美〉缺点,缺陷
1.a lack of something that you need or want
1.The official reason for the delay is a parts shortage, but I'll be darned if I can figure out what part would be hard to get.
官方对推迟发布的理由是，有一个部件缺货，哪个部件那么难弄到？！
2.In this period, Germany was one of the countries that underwent a serious shortage of fuel.
在这期间，德国是一个燃料严重短缺的国家。
3.So far, this project looked like a typical database application, and there was no shortage of candidate persistence strategies.
到目前为止，这个项目看起来像是一个典型的数据库应用程序，并且它并不缺少可供选择的持久性策略。
4.No one can have failed to notice the fact that water shortage is a serious problem with which the whole world is confronted.
任何人都不能不去注意这个事实，水资源短缺是一个整个世界正面临严重的问题。
5.This was done largely out of necessity, as the fiber crops that were previously used for the process were experiencing a shortage.
这样做主要是出于需要，作为纤维作物，以前使用的过程中经历了短缺。
6.after Pearl Harbor led to American involvement in World War II and a shortage of building materials it would not be any time soon.
珍珠港事件后，导致美国在二战中的参与和建材短缺，它不会被任何时间很快。
7.SAIC can afford its patient entry strategy because despite being a new company in many ways, it has no shortage of resources.
这是因为，尽管在很多方面它只能算是一个新的公司，但资源并不缺乏。
8.He said large numbers were going to Australia, where there was a skills shortage.
他表示，大量人群涌向澳大利亚，因为当地面临熟练工人短缺的问题。
9.Because the war caused a shortage of these organic sources, cleaning products began to be made out of petroleum.
因为战争造成此类有机资源的短缺，清洁产品开始由石油制造。
10.Fund managers said the current shortage in glass used for LCD panels could keep output in check and support prices.
基金经理人指出，用于LCD面板的玻璃基板目前短缺，可能抑制产出并支撑价格。