deficit

复数：deficits

1. [C]不足,缺乏 an amount which is too small in quantity or too low in quality
2. [C]赤字,亏空,亏损 excess of debts over income; amount of this excess

• cause a deficit造成亏空
• cover〔meet, supply〕 the deficit弥补亏空
• make up the deficit补足亏空
• show a deficit出现亏空
• wipe out the deficits偿清亏空

• financial deficit财政赤字

• deficit of〔in〕 rain缺雨

trade deficit n. 贸易逆差；贸易赤字

budget deficit预算赤字

fiscal deficit财政赤字

water deficit水分亏缺；缺水量

current account deficit收支往来帐户赤字；经常账目赤字

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder过动症，注意力不足过动症；过度活跃症

financial deficit财政赤字；预算赤字

attention deficit disorder注意缺失紊乱；注意力缺损/缺失症

deficit spending（尤指政府的）赤字开支；寅吃卯粮

federal deficit联邦赤字

overall deficit总逆差

foreign trade deficit对外贸易逆差

saturation deficit饱和差；饱和不足量；饱和亏缺

deficit financing赤字财政

1. The current trade deficit indicates a serious imbalance between our import and export trade.
   当前的贸易赤字表明我们的进出口贸易严重失调。
2. That would still leave a substantial trade deficit.
   这样仍然会出现巨额贸易逆差。
3. We have a great deficit this year.
   我们今年有很大亏损。
4. The company had a deficit of 5000 dollars.
   公司亏空了五千美元。
5. She has to indent on reserves to cover the deficit.
   她不得不支取储金以弥补亏空。
6. It also found no magnocellular deficit.
   也没有发现存在的大细胞不足的现象。
7. A sleep deficit may be impossible to make up.
   睡眠不足很可能根本无法补救。