deficit

They're ready to cut the federal budget deficit for the next fiscal year.

他们已准备好在下一个财政年度削减联邦预算赤字。

Facing an $8.3 billion budget deficit this year, closing post offices is one of several proposals the Postal Service has put forth recently to cut costs.

面对今年83亿美元的预算赤字，关闭邮局是邮政服务部门最近提出的几项削减成本的建议之一。

For the first five months of 2007, the trade deficit actually fell 7 percent from 2006.

2007年的前5个月，贸易赤字实际上比2006年下降了7%。

The team overcame a ten-point deficit to win the game.

这支球队追回十分，赢得比赛。

He has a slight hearing deficit in his right ear.

他的右耳有轻度的听力缺陷。

To assess the consequences of sleep deficit, researchers have put subjects through a set of psychological and performance tests.

为了评估睡眠不足的后果，研究人员对受试者进行了一系列心理和行为测试。