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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

  • In those days ships were sometimes so delayed by contrary wind as to run short of fresh water and provisions.
    当时船因遇到逆风而迟误,以至发生淡水和粮食不足的现象。
  • When vital supplies of food or oil run short, two things happen-prices rise as do tensions about who gets what.
    当粮食和石油短缺,有两个情况会发生&价格攀升和因争取资源而产生的磨擦。
  • Go and get some more oil so we don't run short.
    去多弄些油来以免到时候用光了。
  • No learner has ever run short of subjects to explore.
    爱学习的人从来不会觉得缺乏研究的课题。
  • Did he run short distances or long distances?
    他跑短跑还是长跑?
  • They run short of money during the tour, and their return be Inevitable.
    他们在旅途中用光了钱,因此返回是不可避免的。
  • Meanwhile, bankers have discovered that "capital efficiency" can create risks: if banks cannot sell bonds to investors and are forced to hold these on their balance sheet instead, they may run short of capital.
    与此同时,银行家发现,“资本效率”会带来风险:如果银行无法将债券销售给投资者,不得不把这些债券留在它们的资产负债表上,它们可能出现资金短绌。
  • All this in a new country where there is no mum to do your washing, nor a kindly and sympathetic relative to help you out when you run short of money.
    而且还是在一个陌生的国度,没有母亲帮你洗衣服,缺钱花的时候也没有和善的亲戚帮你度过难关。
  • The French strikes are causing serious disruption to the economy, with a threat that the country could soon run short of petrol.
    法国罢工对经济造成了严重干扰,甚至可能很快就会让经济陷入停滞。
  • 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。