汽车芯片短缺不只是英国而已 0907

The global shortage of computer chips has had a significant impact on the car industry and is unlikely to improve before the end of the year, according to Vauxhall Motors.

Vauxhall's managing director Paul Wilcox told the BBC that the industry was facing a "problem" for the next two or three months.

The UK has suffered a shortage of semiconductors for the past year.

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1. shortage /ˈʃɔːrtɪdʒ/ n. 短缺
· the global shortage 全球性的短缺
2. significant /sɪɡˈnɪfək(ə)nt/ adj. 巨大的，意义重大的
3. impact /ˈɪmpækt/ n. 影响
· 词义辨析：influence是潜移默化的、润物细无声的影响；而impact 则是一种立竿见影的、冲击式的、巨大的影响
· have an impact on sth. 对某事造成了冲击
· Her speech made a huge/significant impact on everyone.
她的讲话对每个人都有深远的影响。
· His conduct had a huge/significant impact on me.
他的作为对我有着重大影响。

4. suffer /ˈsʌfər/ v. 遭受苦难
· The company suffered huge losses in the last year.
这个公司去年遭受了巨额亏损。