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

• 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。
• The French strikes are causing serious disruption to the economy, with a threat that the country could soon run short of petrol.
  法国罢工对经济造成了严重干扰，甚至可能很快就会让经济陷入停滞。
• The destroying process of Nature is not recognized by people for the land is broad and natural source is not yet run short.
  自然在一点点被破坏，只是地太广资源尚不奇缺，人们还没意识到。
• Meanwhile, bankers have discovered that "capital efficiency" can create risks: if banks cannot sell bonds to investors and are forced to hold these on their balance sheet instead, they may run short of capital.
  与此同时，银行家发现，“资本效率”会带来风险：如果银行无法将债券销售给投资者，不得不把这些债券留在它们的资产负债表上，它们可能出现资金短绌。
• Yet the IMF could soon run short of firepower.
  然而，该组织可能很快就会缺少火力。
• We've run short of oil.
  我们已快把油用完了。
• 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。
• Did he run short distances or long distances?
  他跑短跑还是长跑？
• 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。
• 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。