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adj.缺乏的²⁰;不足的¹²;稀少的⁴¹;罕见的²²adv.勉强⁵比较级scarcer最高级scarcest名词scarceness
少状态缺乏
adj.形容词
缺乏的,罕见的not much or many compared with what is wanted; hard to find; not common
Adjective:
deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand;fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought
Adverb:
only a very short time before;they could barely hear the speaker we hardly knew them just missed being hit had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave
adj.形容词
scarce, rare这两个词都可表示“不可多得的”。scarce指暂时不可多得无珍贵的含意；rare强调稀有、珍贵。 来自古诺斯法语 scars,稀少的，稀疏的，来自通俗拉丁语*scarsus 减少的，缩小的，过去分 词形式于拉丁语 excerpere,拔出，来自 ex-,向外，-cerp,拔，割，词源同 excerpt,harvest.make oneself scarce溜走scarce metal稀有金属scarce resources稀缺资源scarce currency稀有货币, 稀少货币…scarce goods稀缺商品scarce of缺乏scarce currency clause国际货币基金协定关于…scarce commodity稀缺商品
用作形容词adj.make oneself scarce〈口〉走开,溜走go away; avoid others 非常记忆scar伤疤〖熟词〗+ce厕〖拼音〗⇒脸上有罕见的伤疤的他躲在厕所非常记忆scarce⇔scarce scatter vt.使分散 vi.分散 是该的⇒使分散是应该的联想记忆scar伤疤＋ce→有伤疤→美中不足→不足的联想记忆scar伤疤+ce→有伤疤→不完整的→缺乏的近义词 rare反义词 ampleabundantplentiful
用作形容词adj.
用作表语
S+be+～The food was scarce during the war.战爭期间食物短缺。Pscarcelyad.简直不一定不仅仅Pscarcementn.墙上/堤岸上的手架壁阶
形容词100%
用作形容词Food and fuel werescarcein this region.这地区食物和燃料都很缺乏。
Firewood isscarcein many parts of the world.世界上很多地区都缺乏木材。
Food commands a higher price when it isscarce.食物不足时，售价较高。
As Singapore is a small island, land isscarce.新加坡是一个小岛,土地稀有。
Good fruit isscarcein winter and costs a lot.好的水果冬天难得见到，而且价格昂贵。用作副词I couldscarcebelieve my eyes.我几乎不敢相信自己的眼睛。adj.insufficient, infrequent
同义词 deficient,limited,rare,scant,scanty,sparse,sporadicat a premium,failing,few,few and far between,in short supply,occasional,seldom,seldom met with,semioccasional,short,shortened,shy,truncated,uncommon,unusual,wanting
反义词 adequate,ample,plentiful,satisfactory,sufficientabundant,frequent
bareadjective without covering or content
arid,barren,blank,bleak,clear,desert,desolate,empty,lacking,mean,open,poor,scanty,stark,unfurnished,vacant,void,wanting
barestadjective without covering or content
arid,barren,blank,bleak,clear,desert,desolate,empty,lacking,mean,open,poor,scanty,scarce,stark,unfurnished,vacant,vacuous,void,wanting
deficientadjective imperfect, inadequate
amiss,bad,damaged,defective,exiguous,faulty,flawed,found wanting,impaired,incomplete,inferior,infrequent,injured,insufficient,lacking,marred,meager,not cut out for,not enough,not make it,not up to scratch,outta gas,rare,scant,scanty,scarce,second fiddle,second string,short,shy,sketchy,skimpy,third-string,unassembled,unequal,unfinished,unsatisfactory,wanting,weak
exceptionaladjective irregular
aberrant,abnormal,anomalous,atypical,deviant,distinct,extraordinary,inconsistent,infrequent,notable,noteworthy,odd,peculiar,phenomenal,rare,remarkable,scarce,singular,special,strange,uncommon,uncustomary,unheard-of,unimaginable,unique,unordinary,unprecedented,unthinkable,unusual
failingadjective not well, weak
declining,defeated,deficient,faint,feeble,inadequate,insufficient,scant,scanty,scarce,short,shy,unavailing,unprosperous,unsuccessful,unsufficient,unthriving,vain,wanting
fewadjective hardly any
exiguous,few and far between,imperceptible,inconsequential,inconsiderable,infrequent,insufficient,lean,less,meager,middling,minor,minority,minute,negligible,not many,not too many,occasional,paltry,petty,piddling,rare,scant,scanty,scarce,scarcely any,scattered,scattering,seldom,semioccasional,short,skimpy,slender,slight,slim,some,sparse,sporadic,stingy,straggling,thin,trifling,uncommon,unfrequent,widely spaced That is partly because the required skills are scarce in India, and partly because a physical presence is needed for some tasks, especially in consulting.
原因之一是所需技能在印度匮乏，原因之二是需要有人在那些国家里完成某些工作，特别是咨询工作。 ecocn
The laws of economic gravity suggest capital should flow from where it is abundant to where it is scarce.
经济重心理论给出的建议是，资本应该从充足的地方流向资本稀缺处。 ecocn
This can become a problem if these objects are holding on to large or scarce native resources.
如果这些对象占用着大型或稀有本机资源，就有可能导致出现问题。 ibm
Businesses are unlikely to waste scarce cash on new equipment and offices when they have spare capacity.
企业不大可能浪费稀缺的现金在新设备和办公室，当他们有闲置资产。 ecocn
But credit is now scarce.
但是现在信用却不足。 yeeyan
If they were scarce, he could sell his contract and turn instead to sardines or anchovies.
如果他的信用不足，他可以卖掉他的合同，转向捕捉沙丁鱼或凤尾鱼。 ecocn
In a world in which food is scarce, it is smart for an animal to eat when it can and store up the fat, and suicidal to pass up the chance for sweet fruit or fresh meat.
在一个食物匮乏的世界里，如果有东西可吃，动物就吃掉它，然后储存到脂肪里，不失为聪明的做法；相反，放弃进食新鲜水果或肉类的机会就等同于自杀。 yeeyan
In Chlamydomonas, the gene only gets switched on when environmental conditions are poor— for instance, when sunlight or nutrients are scarce.
衣藻只有在环境十分恶劣的时候才会激活这种基因——比如说在阳光和营养物都不足的时候。 ecocn
In that respect, the United States is like Africa: scarce public clinics focus on women and children, and many poor women see a doctor only when pregnant.
在这方面，美国与非洲相似：几乎没有公立诊所会把重点放到妇女和儿童身上，许多贫困的女人只在怀孕时才会看医生。 yeeyan
Life is a scarce resource.
生命是一种稀有资源。163
Market forces have not been allowed to allocate access to scarce infrastructure more efficiently.
市场力量不被允许更高效地分配稀缺基础设施的使用权。 ecocn
Math and science teachers are scarce, so if you have certification in either of those areas and you are right for the job, you can expect a quick hire.
数学老师还有科学老师是很匮乏的，因此如果你有这两方面的认证书并且你也想当老师，那你极有可能被录取。 yeeyan
Most of these guidelines are just plain common sense, which seems to be a scarce commodity on the Web.
这些指导方针里的大多数似乎是网络上的稀缺物品，但却只是简单的常识。 yeeyan
Our oil supplies are about to begin to fail us. As oil becomes more scarce, we have to get serious about finding new solutions to power our world.
我们的原油供应开始满足不了我们，当原油变得越来越稀有，我们对于寻找新的替代品来供应整个世界要努力了。 yeeyan
Processes own threads, memory, and other resources, and these resources now become scarce as the user load increases.
进程拥有线程、内存和其他资源，随着用户负载的增加，这些资源现在开始变得稀缺。 ibm
Since threads and processes are relatively scarce resources, applications that hold on to either one when they’re just waiting for input don’t scale very well.
由于线程和进程是相对稀缺的资源，考虑到它们只是等待输入，所以持有它们的应用就不会很好地伸缩。 infoq
Smiles, unlike sandwiches, might be scarce in the snow this year.
微笑，与三明治不同，在今年的雪景中或许很稀缺。86ex
Some choose not to buy because they might soon return home, but discover that flats for rent in the city centre are scarce.
一些人选择不买房子，因为他们可能很快就会回国，但是他们发现市中心的公寓很稀少。 ecocn
Tea and sugar were scarce and were rationed during the war.
在战争年代，茶和糖匮乏，均为定量供应。《21世纪大英汉词典》
Unfortunately, both of these approaches risk wasting water, and in some parts of the world that is a scarce resource.
不幸的是，这两种方式都会导致水资源的浪费，而水在世界上的一些地区是稀缺的资源。 ecocn
Yes, because markets are the best mechanism for allocating scarce resources.
是，因为市场是配置稀缺资源的最佳制度形式。 yeeyan |