| 释义 |
shortfall 1 ENTRIES FOUND: shortfall (noun) shortfall /ˈʃoɚtˌfɑːl/ noun plural shortfalls shortfall /ˈʃoɚtˌfɑːl/ noun plural shortfalls Learner's definition of SHORTFALL [count] formal : a failure to get what is expected or needed不足；缺少 a shortfall in milk production牛奶产量的不足 profit shortfalls利润不足 We had a budget shortfall. [=our costs were higher than the available amount of money]我们的预算出现了赤字。 also : the amount of such a failure不足之量；差额 a $2 million shortfall = a shortfall of $2 million [=$2 million less than is needed]两百万美元的缺口 |