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。
• Airports and ports often run short of warehouse space.
  机场和港口的仓储能力常常不足。
• 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。
• Did he run short distances or long distances?
  他跑短跑还是长跑？
• 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。
• Yet the IMF could soon run short of firepower.
  然而，该组织可能很快就会缺少火力。
• 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。
• 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。
• Even those European countries that are taking part began to run short of munitions, just 11 weeks into the fighting forcing an exasperated America to step into the breach.
  即使是那些参战的欧洲国家，也在战斗打响仅仅11周之后就开始耗尽弹药，迫使被激怒的美国挺身而出。
• 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。