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shortfall

/shawrt-fawl/US // ˈʃɔrtˌfɔl //UK // (ˈʃɔːtˌfɔːl) //

差额,短缺,缺少,缺口

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the quantity or extent by which something falls short; deficiency; shortage.
    • : the act or fact of falling short.

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Examples

  • The change is significant for the central bank, because it means that Fed officials will accept higher inflation to make up for its previous shortfalls below 2%.

  • These are in advanced stages of testing, but there is no guarantee they will work, and there could be supply shortfalls.

  • Those include layoffs from local and state governments, which are facing huge budget shortfalls.

  • In its new statement on longer-run goals, the Fed said its decisions would be informed by its assessment of “shortfalls of employment from its maximum level.”

  • Now, legislators are scrambling to close huge budget shortfalls in some of America’s western states.

  • We learn early on, for instance, that the Philadelphia school system faces a $300 million budget shortfall.

  • Politico reported on New Jersey's $807 million revenue shortfall and over $1 billion budget gap.

  • Indeed, to end mass unemployment and chronic joblessness, we need to focus on the underlying problem: Our demand shortfall.

  • “Service is where we are experiencing the greatest shortfall and where will be focusing the majority of our efforts,” he said.

  • It was thanks to Woody that the 2008 Republican National Convention's $10 million shortfall was met.

  • And every year afterward will bring a new shortfall, bigger than the year before.