汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 短少
短少
to be short of the full amount
缺少(多指少于定额)保存的东西,一件也不~。
duǎn shǎo/shào
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

黑人的平均寿命也比白人短少5年。

Blacks die, on average, five years earlier than whites.

到货净重短少,系原发货重量不足所致。

The shortage in net weight of delivered cargo was due to insufficiency of originally dispatched weight.

优质卵白、维生素及充沛地水分都是进步免疫所不成短少地。

High quality protein, vitamins and adequate hydration is essential for improving immunity.

首期《合唱团》中《独唱》一文的作者王子猜想,短少资金能够是复刊的次要缘由。

Wang Zi, the author of "Chorus," an article published in the first issue, speculated that a lack of funds may have been the main reason for the move.

包括担保小公司的银行贷款,准许资金短少的公司延期纳税以及补贴以旧车换环境友好型轿新车的交易。

These included guaranteeing bank loans to small firms, letting cash-strapped companies defer tax payments and subsidising the exchange of old cars for more eco-friendly new ones.