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基本双解英英辨析词源搭配短语近义反义句型例句例句
adj.缺乏的²⁰;不足的¹²;稀少的⁴¹;罕见的²²adv.勉强⁵原型scarce的比较级比较级scarcer最高级scarcest名词scarceness
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。 直接源自古法语的scars，意为稀少的。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 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。
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。 Higher production costs and scarcer supplies will tend to raise prices, so that workers can buy less with the same dollar wages;
生产成本上升、供应减少，这些将迫使产品的价格上涨，劳工以同样的工资能买的东西因而更少了； blog.sina.com.cn
It is widely believed that it came from animals and humans sharing ever scarcer water.
人们普遍认为，霍乱是因人与动物共用越来越少的水所致。 yeeyan
Its resources were scarce to begin with and pollution has made clean water even scarcer. Another unknown: the effect of climate change.
水源开始短期，而污染缺使缺乏愈演愈烈，还有一些鲜为人知的原因也导致水源缺乏，如气候变化的影响。 yeeyan
Jobs become scarcer and the Wallace children begin to realize that their father is a violent monster who daily terrorizes their mother and refuses to feed his children.
这时作为孩童的华莱士意识到他们的爸爸简直就是一只粗暴的野兽，每天对母亲施虐还拒绝喂养他的孩子。 yeeyan
The rise in global seafood consumption comes as many fish species become scarcer.
很多鱼类品种日益稀少，全球海鲜消费量增加。 www.chinadaily.com.cn
As water becomes ever scarcer, far too many people are driven to drink from filthy surface water.
随着水资源变得越来越稀少，太多的人被迫饮用地表的污水。 yeeyan
But businesses and householders at home will also soon be hurt by scarcer credit and rising interest rates, as the banks’ higher funding costs are passed on.
不过，随着银行把高融资成本的压力向下传递，国内的企业和家庭部门很快也会遭到稀缺信贷和高涨利率的损害。 yeeyan
But capital will be scarcer than it was for years to come.
但是未来资金将比以往更少。 ecocn
Deals driven by straight market logic have been scarcer.
由市场自身因素推动达成的交易则是少之又少。 enfamily
Farming is possible only in valleys fed by glacial runoff, and these are becoming scarcer as glaciers disappear due to warming.
农业只能在那些有冰川流水的村庄发展，但是这些地方因为全球变暖导致的冰川融化而越来越困难。 yeeyan
However, now that money is scarcer and the world is divided into“ Mr Putin’s friends and everyone else”, as one businessman put it, conflicts are inevitable.
然而，既然钱越来越稀缺，世界被分成“普京的好友和其他每个人”——这是某位企业家说的——争执在所难免。 ecocn
However, studies dedicated to government press conference interpreting are scarce, among which those dealing with Chinese poetry interpreting strategies are even scarcer.
然而，对政府记者招待会口译的研究却并不多，对其中中国诗词的口译策略研究更是少之又少。 fabiao
In many places water is becoming scarcer. Treating it as a right makes the scarcity worse.
在很多地方水资源非常稀少，再把它当做一项权利会使水源本已稀缺的情况变得更加糟糕。 ecocn
That is not because the hunters have become less aggressive, but because suitable seals have become scarcer.
那并不是因为猎人变得没有侵略性，而是因为适合被猎杀的海豹越来越少。 ecocn
The authors doubt that companies will look on older folk more favourably as younger workers become scarcer, not least since many companies can tap into global labour sources.
作者怀疑与青年工人相比那些偏爱年长工人的公司正在变得越来越少，更不用说那些正在涉足于国际劳动力市场的许多公司。 baidu
What could be scarcer or more precious than love?
有什么比爱更稀有，更珍贵的吗？ ebigear
With money scarcer, those governments that do not spend it well will find themselves subject to popular protests.
由于经费不足，无法砸大钱投入选战的那些政府将发现自己屈从于老百姓的抗议。 ecocn
With investment scarce and jobs even scarcer, countries that sparkle in global league tables can send a powerful signal to investors.
随着投资以及就业岗位减少，在全球排名榜上占据前列的国家们可以很好地吸引投资者们。 ecocn
With jobs scarcer and the pound weak, Britain is a less attractive destination and some migrants are returning home.
由于工作难找，英镑疲软，英国对于移民吸引力下降，一些人回到自己原来的国家。 ecocn
Yet most are still more concerned that the economy could yet nosedive as credit becomes scarcer.
不过，大多数人所关注的仍然是在信贷较困难的情况下，经济可能还会暴跌。 yeeyan |