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What you need to know about the tampon shortage

Tampon 衛(wèi)生棉條

月經(jīng)：

--menstrual cycle (MC)(formal)

--I'm on period.

--Code red

--Time of the month

--Monthly visitor

anti-visit同音aunty visit

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A tampon shortage has left people who menstruate looking at empty shelves and searching for alternative period products.

Consumers across the United States have noticed a pronounced lack of tampons, alongside a hike in their price.

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Supply chain problems have contributed to low stocks of baby formula and other personal hygiene products during the pandemic particularly in recent months -but the tampon shortage has sneaked up on Americans, exacerbating disparities and pushing some toward alternatives.

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leave sb. doing sth. 讓某人做某事

--sb.is still doing it when you go away

leave sb.to do sth. 留某人做某事

--you go away from sb.so that he does things on his own

pronounced:確定的；明顯的

--strongly marked

--very certain

alongside:隨之而來的

-at the same time

hike:(價格等)突然上漲

-sudden increase in prices、rates

-hike interest rates提升利率（動詞）

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supply chain:供應(yīng)鏈

contribute to:導(dǎo)致

-lead to

baby formula:嬰兒奶粉

personal hygiene product:個人衛(wèi)生用品

sneak up:悄悄靠近

--approach sb. quietly

exacerbate:

--make things even worse

disparity:巨大差距

--a great difference