单词 | food shortage |
释义 | > as lemmasfood shortage food shortage n. ΚΠ 1891 Herald-Despatch (Decatur, Illinois) 25 Apr. 2/1 Perhaps the menace of a food shortage may be looked upon as the most powerful argument in favor of the settlement of..difficulties in some other way than by the arbitrament of arms. 1965 M. Hilton tr. J. Meuvret in D. V. Glass & D. E. C. Eversley Population in Hist. xxi. 511 Movements undertaken to escape regions experiencing food-shortage. 2001 B. Geddes World Food: Caribbean 49 In Cuba, tubers have taken on greater importance as a staple during food shortages. < as lemmas |
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