Shortfall: 不足、差額、赤字 [ 2004-07-19 01:00 ] 7月15日,IT業巨頭IBM公司公布了2004年第二季度的收益情況,報告顯示,由于硬件設備銷售狀況良好,IBM實現了季度收益的第六次持續增長。外電有這樣的報道:IBM
on Thursday reported its sixth consecutive quarterly rise in profit, as strength
in computer hardware and services largely shielded it from the shortfalls that
hit other technology companies. Shortfall表示“不足、差額、赤字”的意思,例如:There will be a
shortfall in the wheat supplies this year.(今年的小麥供應將不足。)短語trade
shortfall表示“貿易赤字”。
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