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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

  • 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。
  • For example, we can invent cars that: can save fuel or use other types of energy so that cars can still 'be used even though resources run short.
    例如,我们可以发明节油或者消耗其他燃料的车,即使能源紧缺依然可以使用。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • Super crops won't be enough& the planet will run short of food by2030 unless we invest to avoid an imminent world water crisis, says Colin Chartres.
    ColinChartres说,只有超级作物并不够&到2030年地球将缺乏粮食,除非我们投入资金以避免巨大的世界水危机。
  • 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。
  • I am sorry we have run short loose-leaf notebook.
    对不起,活页簿已售完了。
  • 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。
  • 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。