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In a tight labour market, demand by employers exceeds the available supply of workers.

在劳动力走俏的市场上，雇主的需求超过工人的供应。

2.compensate for 赔偿，补偿

A surge in domestic sales helped compensate for a fall-off in export sales.

国内销售的增长帮助补偿了出口销售的减少。