• n. 不足；缺乏

scarce,缺少的，小足的，-ity,名詞后綴。

scarcity (n.)

c. 1300, from Old North French escarcete (Old French escharsete), from eschars (see scarce).

1. This scarcity is inevitable in less developed countries.

這一匱乏在欠發(fā)達國家不可避免。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Their price depended almost entirely on their scarcity.

它們的價格幾乎完全取決于它們的稀有程度。

來自柯林斯例句

3. a time of scarcity

物資短缺時期

來自《權威詞典》

4. The scarcity of skilled workers is worrying the government.

熟練工人的缺乏困擾著政府.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought.

水果供不應求是由于干旱造成的.

來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》