oil shortage

基本解釋

The government has to provide against a possible oil shortage in the coming months. ?
政府不得不預(yù)防未來(lái)幾個(gè)月裡可能出現(xiàn)的石油短缺。
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There was never an oil shortage - the government and the oil companies have over three months of reserves.
全國(guó)竝未出現(xiàn)石油短缺的情況，政府和石油公司擁有超過(guò)三個(gè)月的石油儲(chǔ)備。
With the growth of the use of time, gear-type lubricating oil pump will pump the oil shortage, not even oil pump failure, mainly due to excessive wear and tear on the parts.
隨著使用時(shí)間的增長(zhǎng)，齒輪式潤(rùn)滑油泵會(huì)出現(xiàn)泵油不足，甚至不泵油等故障，主要原因是有關(guān)部位磨損過(guò)大。

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