food shortages 食物短缺
labor shortages 劳动力短缺
water shortages 水资源短缺
housing shortages 住房短缺
A: Why are the prices of vegetables so high lately?
A：最近蔬菜的价格为什么这么高？
B: It is because there are serious shortages in the supply chain.
B：这是因为供应链出现了严重的短缺。
1) 某种必需品的匮乏
2) 资源供应不足的状态
3) 经济学中的供需失衡
1. 缺乏，不足
noun
1. A situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient quantities.
Synonym: scarcity, lack, deficiency