shortfall
n. 不足；差额
近义词：deficit，shortage，loss，gap，lack，
英英释义
Noun
- the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required;
"new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"
例句
用作名词(n.)
- There's still a huge shortfall in our funds.我们的资金还有很大缺口。
- There will be a shortfall in wheat supplies this year.今年的小麦供应会有一定数量的短缺。
- Falling investment will simply compound the shortfall.不断减少的投资将加剧产量不足。
- That is the largest budget shortfall - adjusted for inflation - since 1945.把通货膨胀因素考虑在内，这个预算赤字是1945年以来最为庞大的。
- We have to borrow money to cover the shortfall between expenditure and revenue.我们不得不借钱以弥补收支间的差额。