scarce
英 [skeəs]
美 [skers]
adj. 缺乏的; 不足的; 稀少的
adv. 勉强; 刚; 几乎不; 简直不
Collins.2 / BNC.6882 / COCA.6771
习惯用语
adj.
- make yourself scarce
- 躲开；回避；溜走
to leave somewhere and stay away for a time in order to avoid an unpleasant situation
牛津词典
adj.
- 缺乏的；不足的；稀少的
if sth is scarce , there is not enough of it and it is only available in small quantities- scarce resources
稀缺资源 - Details of the accident are scarce.
事故的详细情况了解不多。 - Food was becoming scarce.
食物越来越紧缺。
- scarce resources
adv.
- 勉强；刚；几乎不；简直不
only just; almost not- I can scarce remember him.
我几乎想不起他了。
- I can scarce remember him.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 缺乏的;不足的;供不应求的
If something isscarce, there is not enough of it.- Food was scarce and expensive...
食物供不应求，而且价格昂贵。 - Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce.
工作机会越来越少。 - ...the allocation of scarce resources.
对稀缺资源的分配
- Food was scarce and expensive...
- PHRASE (通常为避开难事或僵局)躲开，溜走，回避
If youmake yourself scarce, you quickly leave the place you are in, usually in order to avoid a difficult or embarrassing situation.- It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce.
你最好回避一下。
- It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce.
双语例句
- Efficiency means that society is getting the most it can from its scarce resources.
效率的意思是社会要从稀缺的资源中获得最多的东西。 - Fresh food is so scarce that prices have rocketed
新鲜食物非常匮乏，导致价格猛涨。 - I am the colour of health and strength. I may be scarce, but I am.
我是健康和力量的颜色，我可能比较稀少。 - Is this an efficient use of scarce resources?
这是一种有效利用稀缺资源的方式吗？ - I can scarce remember him.
我几乎想不起他了。 - Scarce water resources are shared between states who cannot trust each other
稀有的水资源被两个互不信任的国家所共享。 - A profligate use of scarce resources.
对稀少的资源的恣意挥霍。 - That bird has become scarce in this country.
那种鸟在这个国家已变得很稀有了。 - This is an enormous waste not only of scarce public health resources but also of healthy lives.
这不仅是公共卫生稀少资源而且也是健康生命的巨大消耗。 - When a thing is scarce, it is precious.
物以稀为贵。