run short

英 [rʌn ʃɔːt]

美 [rʌn ʃɔːrt]

网络  用完; 缺少; 短缺; 不足

经济

英英释义

verb

• to be spent or finished
  1. The money had gone after a few days
  2. Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest
  Synonym:run lowgo

双语例句

• The rising industries in material production, and particularly the burgeoning industries in nonmaterial production, often run short of workforce.
  在新兴的物质生产部门中，尤其是在日益发展的非物质生产部门中，劳动力则往往是不足的。
• It seems that people are always in a hurry now, though we do have more convenience. Still, we run short of time to stand and stare, to speak and share.
  虽然现在我们的生活确实越来越方便了，但人们似乎总是很忙，依然缺少时间停下来对视、交谈与分享。
• This is the happy challenge faced by the Asian Development Bank, which will run short of customers as one country after another reaches middle-income status.
  这正是亚洲开发银行（AsianDevelopmentBank）面临的可喜挑战。随着一个又一个国家相继达到中等收入水平，亚行将面临客户短缺的问题。
• We've run short of oil.
  我们已快把油用完了。
• The destroying process of Nature is not recognized by people for the land is broad and natural source is not yet run short.
  自然在一点点被破坏，只是地太广资源尚不奇缺，人们还没意识到。
• They are afraid that the world will soon run out of oil and run short of food.
  他们担心人类不久会用完石油、发生食品短缺！但有些人则持乐观的看法。
• But if they are too soft, their own companies may run short.
  但如果心太软的话，他们自己的公司也许会出现资金短缺。
• Airports and ports often run short of warehouse space.
  机场和港口的仓储能力常常不足。
• Even those European countries that are taking part began to run short of munitions, just 11 weeks into the fighting forcing an exasperated America to step into the breach.
  即使是那些参战的欧洲国家，也在战斗打响仅仅11周之后就开始耗尽弹药，迫使被激怒的美国挺身而出。
• I am sorry we have run short loose-leaf notebook.
  对不起，活页簿已售完了。