There is a severe shortage of fuel.

燃料严重短缺。

The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.

这个城市严重缺水。

The heart of the problem is a shortage of funds.

问题的关键是缺乏经费。

Heavy storms worsened the fuel shortage.

狂风暴雨使燃料短缺情况更加严重。

There is a shortage of principal.

资金有些短缺。

There's an acute shortage of water.

这里严重缺水。

Profiteering in a time of shortage is wrong.

乘物资缺乏牟取暴利是不对的。

Manufacturing industry was worst affected by the fuel shortage.

燃料短缺制造业最受到影响。

Wartime austerities included food rationing and shortage of fuel.

战时的艰苦包括食物配给和燃料短缺。

Our difficulties were compounded by shortage of petrol supply.

石油供应短缺增加了我们的困难。

A shortage of building land will push property values up.

建筑用地缺乏将造成房地产价格逐渐上升。

The problem is accentuated by a shortage of water and electricity.

缺乏水电使问题愈加严重。

Food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world.

食物短缺和饥荒在世界的某些地区经常发生。

If uncontrolled, the shortage would set off a new rise in meat prices.

如果不加控制, 这种短缺会引起肉价再次上涨。

Because of the housing shortage, many couples had to double up in one tiny apartment.

由于住房紧张, 许多对夫妻只好挤在一栋公寓里。

The total shortage was $500.

不足的总额为500美元。

This is due to the enemy’s underestimation of China and also to his shortage of troops.

这是由于敌人对中国估计不足而来的，也有他自己兵力不足的原因。

The teaching quality of urology clinical noviceship was restricted by strained teaching time,relative shortage of teaching resources and the lack of patients cooperation.

泌尿外科的临床见习受到课时少而内容多、教学资源相对短缺、患者配合教学的意识不足等因素的影响。

The surplus of high profile visitors at Athens and the shortage of luxury rooms threatened to put a damper on a celebrative atmosphere.

这次奥运会上过多的高官和过少的贵宾用房，让这个庆祝的气氛下产生了一丝荒乱。

Aiming at the shortage of visbreaker feedstock and fuel oil as well as the surplus of asphalt in Shanghai Oil Refinery, asphalt blended feedstock was tested.

高桥石化公司炼油厂针对减粘裂化装置原料紧缺造成的燃料油供应紧张及沥青出厂困难等情况，采取了以减压渣油掺炼部分沥青作为减粘装置原料的措施。