Shortfall: 不足、差額、赤字
[ 2004-07-19 01:00 ]
7月15日，IT業(yè)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(shè)備銷售狀況良好，IBM實現(xiàn)了季度收益的第六次持續(xù)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(yīng)將不足。）短語trade
shortfall表示“貿(mào)易赤字”。
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