The shortage is due to insufficiency of the original shipping weight. 这次短重是由于装船时的重量不足引起的。
The soldiers complained that they were getting short rations. 士兵们抱怨他们得到的配给不够数。
She lacked the technical skills to be a ballerina and she discovered in a big audition that she was too short for the Rockettes. 她缺少成为芭蕾舞演员的专业技能，还在一次大型试镜中发现自己身高不够火箭女郎舞蹈团的标准。
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