potential demand

基本解释

Supplies have not kept up with this potential demand.
供应并没有跟上潜在需求的步伐。
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The river with the biggest hydro potential is the Congo. The potential demand, too, is huge.
最具建造水力发电站潜能的河流是刚果河，而潜在需求也同样是大得惊人。
The potential demand is huge – for instance, the three offshore wind areas of Dogger, Bank, Hornsea and Norfolk Bank will require around 5, 000 turbines to deliver their full capacity.
潜在的需求是巨大的，譬如多革滩、荷恩赛和诺福克滩的三个风力区需要大约5，000台涡轮机来满负荷输送。

The International Energy Agency has predicted a potential seven million barrel per day gap between supply and demand by 2015.
The International Energy Agency, an intergovernmental energy advisor, has projected an almost in conventional oil production by 2020 and the potential for a serious gap between supply and demand by 2015.

Another important facet of the story is the potential demand for such a service.
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The potential gap between supply and potential demand, however, is consistent with the views of other experts.
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