short·fall
noun/ˈʃɔːtfɔːl/
/ˈʃɔːrtfɔːl/
- if there is a shortfall in something, there is less of it than you need or expect
缺口；差额；亏空 - The estimated shortfall for this financial year is $1.2 million.
本财政年度估算亏空120万元。 - shortfall in something The company is facing a $2 billion shortfall in revenue.
该公司正面临 20 亿美元的收入缺口。 - shortfall of something Several staff were made redundant to meet a shortfall of funds.
好几个员工被裁减以应付资金短缺。 - shortfall of something in something a shortfall of over 500 000 tonnes in the grain supply
粮食供应缺口超50万吨
Oxford Collocations DictionaryShortfall is used after these nouns:- budget
- earnings
- funding
- …
- The estimated shortfall for this financial year is $1.2 million.