| 单词 | in short supply |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin short supply P5. in short supply: not existing in large enough quantities to satisfy demand; scarce. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [phrase] > not abundant money (etc.) does not grow on trees1669 in short supply1804 thin on the ground1951 1804 Morning Post 4 Sept. Barley comes in short supply. 1811 J. MacDonald Gen. View Agric. Hebrides xiv. 462 Wool..is sometimes accidentally in very short supply. 1860 Farmer's Mag. July 84/2 The Irish cattle were in short supply, and principally composed of stirks. 1942 Times Rev. 1941 3 Jan. p. v/4 There has been an exemplary pooling of machine tools and of other requisites in short supply. 1988 L. Appignanesi Simone de Beauvoir iv. 73 All manner of food and basic commodities were in short supply. 2005 M. Atwood Penelopiad vi. 36 My uncle would not have helped anyone—believe me—simply out of the goodness of his heart, a commodity that was in short supply. < as lemmas |
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