understock
understock — 名詞
1. a state in which the amount available is too small for normal needs.
短缺
供應量不夠日常所需
a state in which the amount available is too small for normal needs.
Winter storms caused understock of heating oil in several mountain towns.
冬季暴風雪造成幾個山城的取暖油短缺。
understock of + needed supply
By Friday, understock of butter made Mei drop two cakes from the menu.
到了星期五，麵包店奶油短缺，Mei 只好把兩款蛋糕從菜單上拿掉。
The clinic's understock of masks left the night staff sharing one open box.
診所口罩短缺，夜班人員只好共用同一盒已拆封的口罩。
Parents noticed the school's understock of art paper during the first week.
家長在第一週就注意到學校的美術紙短缺。
文法句型
understock of + item
understock in + place
用法筆記
Usually followed by 'of' plus the item that is missing. Distinguish from sense 2: sense 1 is a broad shortage, while sense 2 focuses on stock already kept by a farm, shop, or warehouse.
2. too little stock kept on hand in a shop, warehouse, or farm, especially too few
存量不足
店裡或農場現有貨物、牲口太少
too little stock kept on hand in a shop, warehouse, or farm, especially too few goods or animals.
The ranch's understock of sheep left three hillside pens almost empty.
牧場羊隻存量不足，讓山坡上的三個圈欄幾乎都是空的。
understock of + animals kept on hand
Store managers blamed the spring understock of rice cookers on late shipments.
店經理把春季電鍋存量不足歸咎於出貨太晚。
Because of understock in the seed shed, Luis borrowed bags from a neighbor.
因為種子小屋裡存量不足，Luis 只好向鄰居借幾袋。
The pet shop's understock of fish tanks sent customers to the mall branch.
寵物店魚缸存量不足，顧客只好改去商場分店。
- low stock
plain phrase for not having enough goods left to sell
- thin inventory
more business-like and focuses on inventory records
- inventory shortage
formal phrase used in stock reports
- overstock
means having more goods or animals than needed
- full inventory
stresses that the normal amount is available
文法句型
understock of + goods/animals
understock in + store/farm/shed
用法筆記
Commonest in business or farming contexts where people talk about inventory already held in a place. Unlike sense 1, it points to stock on the premises rather than a general shortage in the wider area.
understock — 動詞
- understockpresent simple I / you / we / they
- understocks3rd person singular
- understocking-ing form
- understockedpast simple
1. to leave a shop, farm, or similar place with fewer goods or animals than it norm
少備貨；少養
讓店裡貨品或牲口數量偏少
to leave a shop, farm, or similar place with fewer goods or animals than it normally needs.
The chain understocked its city stores and sold out of fans before noon.
那家連鎖店把市區門市的貨備得太少，結果中午前電扇就賣光了。
understock + store
Last spring, the farmer understocked the north field so the grass could recover.
去年春天，農夫在北邊那塊地少養牲口，好讓草地慢慢恢復。
understock + field with too few animals
A shipping delay understocked the hospital pharmacy with children's fever medicine.
運輸延誤讓醫院藥局的兒童退燒藥備得太少。
During festival week, the toy aisle was understocked with puzzle sets and kites.
節慶那週，玩具走道裡的拼圖組和風箏都備得太少。
Before the school concert, Nikhil understocked the snack cart to save cash.
學校音樂會前，Nikhil 為了省現金，把零食車的貨備得太少。
- undersupply
broader and can describe giving too little, not only inventory
- short-stock
close in meaning but less common in modern everyday use
文法句型
understock + place
understock + place + with + goods/animals
用法筆記
The object is usually the place or area holding the stock, and the item may be named with 'with'. It describes keeping less on hand than normal need requires, not merely receiving a delivery late.