scarcity 详细解释

scarcity

['skɛəsiti]

n.缺乏, 不足, 缺少

n.

1. 缺乏, 不足; 匮乏; 萧条(时期); 荒(年)[C][U][(+of)]

The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought.

水果缺乏是由干旱引起的。

2. 稀少, 罕见[U]

词形变化

名词复数: scarcities |

词义辨析

同义:

n.缺乏, 不足, 稀少, 贫穷

lack  dearth  want  need  insufficiency  inadequacy  deprivation  deficiency  paucity  thinness  shortage  paltriness  poverty  poorness  famine

n.很少, 不常, 珍品, 稀奇

infrequency  rarity  rareness  uncommonness  unusualness  uniqueness  

同义参见:

drought  absence  

英英释义

名词 scarcity:

a small and inadequate amount

同义词：scarceness

补充

scarcityscarcity英:[ˈskɛəsiti] 美:[ˈskɛrsɪti]n.1.不足; 缺乏The scarcity of skilled workers is worrying the government.熟练工人的缺乏困扰着政府。

例句

1. There was a scarcity of food. [=there was very little food; there was not enough food]那时出现了食物短缺。 2. wartime scarcities战时物资匮乏 3. scarcity of food forced the herds to move.食物缺乏迫使兽群迁徙。

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