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

• They argue that this is only fair as deficit countries always face the threat that they might run short of willing financiers, but countries running trade surpluses face no similar threats.
  它们辩称，由于逆差国总是面临愿意借钱给它们的债权国可能不够的威胁，而贸易顺差国却不存在此类风险，因此这样才最公平。
• The nervousness about Chinese energy demand was exacerbated yesterday when officials said 32 power plants had been forced to close because of coal shortages, the second time this year the power industry has run short of coal.
  市场对中国能源需求的紧张昨日有所加剧。中国官员称，由于煤炭短缺，32家电厂被迫停产。这是中国电力行业今年第二次遭遇煤炭短缺。
• 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。
• Yet the IMF could soon run short of firepower.
  然而，该组织可能很快就会缺少火力。
• Airports and ports often run short of warehouse space.
  机场和港口的仓储能力常常不足。
• We've run short of oil.
  我们已快把油用完了。
• If the car owners happen to run short of this backup coolant, they will need to add more coolant until it reaches the maximum limit indicator.
  如果车主碰巧跑达不到这个备份冷却，他们将需要增加更多的冷却直至达到最大限度的指示器。
• 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。
• 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。
• Suddenly, a week from the fatal day, Carrie realised that they were going to run short.
  在那个不幸的付房租的日子前一个星期，嘉莉突然发现钱快用完了。