n.不足；差額

There's still a huge shortfall in our funds. 我們的資金還有很大缺口。

There will be a shortfall in wheat supplies this year. 今年的小麥供應(yīng)會有一定數(shù)量的短缺。

Falling investment will simply compound the shortfall. 不斷減少的投資將加劇產(chǎn)量不足。

That is the largest budget shortfall - adjusted for inflation - since 1945. 把通貨膨脹因素考慮在內(nèi)，這個預(yù)算赤字是1945年以來最為龐大的。