That's right. What should we do when we find a shortage in the shipment?
这很对。要是我们发现货物短缺,该怎么办?
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shortage ['ʃɔrtɪdʒ] 词频4 词根: short
n. 不足,缺点;缺少;缺少量;不足额;
💡 short短+age名词形式 → 不足,缺少
"There is an acute shortage of water."
水严重短缺。
近义:inadequacy, insufficiency, absence, lack, meagerness, need 反义:plenty, profusion, providing, provision, purveyance, refilling
shipment ['ʃɪpmənt] 词频4
n. 装运;载货量;装货,装载的货物;
💡 ship船+ment表名词 →装船,装运
"The goods are ready for shipment."
货物备妥待运。
近义:remission, remittal, remittance, sending, shipping, submittal
right [raɪt] 词频1 词根: 直
adv. 立刻,马上;向右,右边;恰当地;一直; adj. 右方的;正确的;合适的;好的,正常的; n. 正确,正当;右边;权利;右手; vt. 纠正;扶直,使正;整理;补偿; vi. (船舶等)复正,恢复平稳;
💡 请把名字写(write)在右边(right)
"Is the coffee all right?"
这咖啡还满意吗?
近义:avenge, vindicate, wreak, mend, rectify, reerect 反义:counterfeit, fake, forge, obstriction, pledge, responsibility
find [faɪnd] 词频1
v. 发现;找到;查明;发觉; n. 发现物;被发现的人;
💡 翻的(谐音): 找东西是要“翻的
"We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it."
我们到处寻找,但仍没能找到.
近义:learn, realize, locate, perceive, sense, spot 反义:ignore, neglect, overleap, overlook, overrule, pass

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