commodities in short supply

基本解釋

When the natural fatty oils are in short supply, the paraffin oxidation products can be used to produce various washing commodities.
在天然油脂比較緊缺的情況下，石蠟氧化産品可用於生産各種洗滌用品。
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So up grew the practice for parents to show their gratitude to the volunteer teachers by offering them gifts, such as cigarettes, meat and fish, clothing and coupons for commodities in short supply.
因此，後續(xù)增長(zhǎng)的實(shí)踐表明父母感謝志願(yuàn)者教師爲(wèi)他們提供的禮物，如香菸，肉和魚(yú)，服裝和優(yōu)惠券的商品供不應(yīng)求。

Oil and gas were precious commodities in short supply.
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This could instantly solve the vexing shortage of spare human parts—commodities that, in tribute to the surgeons' success, are in increasingly short supply.
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