Noun:

1. the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required;

   "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"
   

deficitn.赤字；逆差；亏损；亏空；不足

shortagen.不足；缺少，短缺

lossn.遗失；丧失；损失；失败；失落；死亡

gapn.缺口；裂缝；差距；空白

lackn.缺乏；无v.缺乏；不足

1. There's still a huge shortfall in our funds.
   我们的资金还有很大缺口。
2. There will be a shortfall in wheat supplies this year.
   今年的小麦供应会有一定数量的短缺。
3. Falling investment will simply compound the shortfall.
   不断减少的投资将加剧产量不足。
4. That is the largest budget shortfall - adjusted for inflation - since 1945.
   把通货膨胀因素考虑在内，这个预算赤字是1945年以来最为庞大的。
5. We have to borrow money to cover the shortfall between expenditure and revenue.
   我们不得不借钱以弥补收支间的差额。