undersupply

undersupply — noun

1. a situation in which the amount of something available is not enough to satisfy

1.名詞C1
釋義

a situation in which the amount of something available is not enough to satisfy the amount that people want or need

例句

The city faces a chronic undersupply of affordable housing, forcing many families to move.

chronic undersupply of [resource]

During the drought, Amara struggled with an undersupply of irrigation water for her rice paddies.

同義詞
  • shortage

    more common in general English; can be temporary or permanent

  • scarcity

    focuses on rareness or limited availability rather than demand mismatch

  • deficiency

    often implies something essential is missing; common in medical or nutritional contexts

反義詞
  • surplus

    opposite — more than enough

  • oversupply

    direct antonym; implies too much is available

  • glut

    informal alternative suggesting excessive supply

文法句型

undersupply of + noun

用法筆記

Often paired with chronic or acute to describe the severity of the shortfall. Common in economic and logistics contexts rather than everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌There is an undersupply of food in the refugee camp.
✅There is a shortage of food in the refugee camp.
💡shortage is more natural in humanitarian contexts; undersupply sounds technical and is less common in everyday reporting.