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be in short supply
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to be few or not enough in number: 不够用，数量不足
Free desks are in short supply in this office.这间办公室里的可用的桌子不够。
With all these flight delays, patience is in short supply in airport lines.
I'd love to go on holiday with you, but money's in short supply these days.
Substitute teachers are in short supply, and the district is having a hard time hiring more.
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