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参考词典中scarce的常规释义:

基本释义
  • a. 缺乏的,不足的;稀有的,珍贵的
词形变化
  • 比较级:scarc·er, scarc·est
    名 词:scarce'ness
参考例句
    1. the need to economize scarce energy resources.
      节约使用稀有能源的必要性
    2. Cynthia made herself scarce at the trade talk.
      辛西娅没有出席那次商业谈判
    3. Reliable trained staff is scarce.
      可靠的受过培训的职员太少了。
    4. Oil will become scarce.
      石油将会短缺。
    5. Very old stamps are scarce.
      年代久的邮票是珍贵的。
英英解释
  •  1个副词解释

    1. by a small margin
      [同] hardly, just, barely, scarce, scarcely
      [例]
      • 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 le

     2个形容词解释

    1. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
      [反] abundant
      [例]
      • fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought
    2. not enough; hard to find
      [例]
      • meat was scarce during the war
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