scarce 详细解释
scarce
[skɛəs]
adj.缺乏的, 不足的, 稀少的, 罕见的
adv.勉强
a.
1. 缺乏的; 不足的[F]
Food and fuel were scarce in this region.
这地区食物和燃料都很缺乏。
2. 稀有的, 珍贵的
Very old stamps are scarce.
年代久的邮票是珍贵的。
ad.
【古】【书】仅仅; 几乎不; 几乎没有(=scarcely)
词形变化
形容词比较级: scarcer | 形容词最高级: scarcest | 名词: scarceness |
词义辨析
同义:
a.不足的; 稀有的
同义参见:
反义:
a.缺乏的; 不足的
反义参见:
英英释义
形容词 scarce:
not enough; hard to find
deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
副词 scarce:
by a small margin- W.B.Yeats
同义词：barely, hardly, just, scarcely
短语词组
make oneself scarce
1. 离开; 溜走
They made themselves scarce when they saw the teacher coming.
他们看到老师来了就溜走了。
补充
scarcescarce英:[skɛəs] 美:[skɛrs]adj.1.缺乏的, 罕见的The food was scarce during the war.战争期间食物短缺。例句
1. Jobs are scarce these days.近来工作机会不多。 2. as raw materials became scarce, synthetics were developed.由于原材料变得稀缺，合成材料被开发出来了。 3. the freshwater shrimp becomes scarce in soft water.软水中淡水虾变得少见了。 4. a babe scarce two years old.才两岁的小孩。 5. Food for birds and animals is scarce in the winter.冬天时鸟和动物都没有足够的食物。 6. Food was getting scarce during the drought.旱灾期间，食物日渐匮乏。 7. scarce resources稀缺资源 8. You'd better make yourself scarce before my parents get home.在我父母回到家之前，你最好消失。 9. The scarceness [=scarcity] of the metal made it valuable.这种金属因稀缺而变得贵重。 10. I could scarce believe what I was hearing.我简直不敢相信自己的耳朵。热门单词推荐
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