underproduction

underproduction — noun

1. a situation in which factories, farms, or businesses make less of something than

1.名詞C1
釋義

a situation in which factories, farms, or businesses make less of something than is needed, or less than they normally do

例句

The factory's underproduction of car parts left many dealers waiting months for new vehicles.

underproduction of [goods] leading to a shortage

Bad weather caused the underproduction of wheat, so bread prices rose across the country.

cause + underproduction of [crop]

同義詞
  • shortfall

    emphasises the gap between actual output and the target or need

  • shortage

    focuses on the lack of available supply, not the making process itself

  • deficit

    formal; common in economics for output below a planned level

反義詞
  • overproduction

    making far more than is needed or can be sold

  • surplus

    the extra amount left over when output is greater than demand

文法句型

underproduction of + noun

用法筆記

Uncountable: never say 'an underproduction' or 'underproductions'. Usually followed by 'of' plus the goods or crop affected (underproduction of oil, of wheat).

常見錯誤

❌There was an underproduction of oil.
✅There was underproduction of oil.
💡underproduction is uncountable, so it takes no 'a' or 'an'.
❌The drought led to underproductions of corn.
✅The drought led to underproduction of corn.
💡it has no plural form.