There is a shortage of fresh water on the island.

岛上缺少淡水。

Spending too much now will mean a shortage of cash next year.

现在花销太多就意味着明年现金短缺。

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 funds is preventing the UN from monitoring relief.

资金短缺使得联合国无法监督救济工作。

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

一些石油公司为了找借口提高油价而策划谎报石油短缺，因而被起诉。

There'll never be a shortage of people who consider themselves uniquely qualified to be president of the United States.

从不缺乏那种自认为特有资格成为美国总统的人。

Along the way, he met bad weathers, a shortage of food and water and so on.

一路上，他遇到了恶劣的天气，食物和水的缺乏等等。

It has experienced a shortage of registered nurses.

它的注册护士人手短缺。

For years, the U. S. has experienced a shortage of registered nurses.

多年来，美国都面临着注册护士短缺的情况。

As a result, there has been a shortage of coffee throughout the world.

结果，全世界都出现了咖啡短缺。

In fact, any new source of energy will be very welcome, as there is already a shortage of petroleum.

事实上，任何新的能源都将受到欢迎，因为石油已经短缺。

We aren't suffering from a shortage of needed skills; we're suffering from a lack of policy resolve.

我们并不是苦于缺少所需的技能，而是苦于缺乏政策决断。

We aren't suffering from a shortage of needed skilled; we're suffering from a lack of policy resolve.

我们并没有苦于所需技术人员的短缺；我们是苦于政策决心的缺乏。

Andrew Lobbenberg said the deal would be positive for BA and IAG, but investors' view of the transaction was hampered by a shortage of detail.

安德鲁·劳本博格称，这次交易对英航和国际航空有利，而投资者对此事的态度由于缺少细节尚不明朗。

It was so productive that there was a shortage of labour to harvest it, of bull carts to haul it to the threshing floor, of jute bags to store it.

它的产量如此之高，缺乏足够的劳动力来收割，没有足够的牛车来把它拖到打谷场，也没有足够的麻袋来储存它。

The environmental approach hypothesizes that states appear in certain environmental settings, settings which have a severe population problem or a shortage of agricultural land.

环境法假设国家是在特定的环境中出现的，这些环境存在严重的人口问题或农业用地短缺。

Some research suggests that the explanation for rising rates of mortality, mental-health problems, and addiction among poorly-educated, middle-aged people is a shortage of well-paid jobs.

某项研究表明，在受教育程度低的中年人当中，死亡、心理健康问题以及染上毒瘾的比例不断上升，要归因于缺乏高薪水的工作。

Thousands of penguins have already died from a shortage of krill.

数千只企鹅因为磷虾匮乏已经死亡。

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，而且铁路车辆不够。

Even though our earth is rich in water resource, there is still a shortage of water in many places because ocean water can't be used directly.

尽管地球的水资源丰富，但由于海水不能直接被利用，所以仍有许多地方缺水。

First, there is a shortage of demand.

首先是缺乏需求。

A shortage of hops threatens Christmas.

啤酒花的短缺危及圣诞佳节。

India has a shortage of venture capital.

印度在风险资本方面短缺。

A big snag is a shortage of qualified staff.

缺乏合格的员工是一个大问题。

A shortage of 50 tons is a big loss for us.

短重50吨对我们来说是个不小的损失。

The official reason was a shortage of domestic supply.

而官方给出的理由是国内供给不足。

The other worrying bottleneck is a shortage of skills.

令人堪忧的瓶颈之二则是缺乏技术。

The overweight are obviously not troubled by a shortage of food.

肥胖者显然不用困扰的粮食短缺。