
英:/'skeəs/ 美:/'skers/
短缺的
比较级:scarcer 最高级:scarcest
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adj. 缺乏的,不足的;稀有的
adv. 仅仅;几乎不;几乎没有
In a few hundred years, freshwater resources may become scarce.
几百年后,淡水资源可能会变成稀缺资源。
The biggest problem he faced was the scarce food.
他面临的最大问题就是食物稀缺。
I have never seen such a scarce beauty.
我从未见过如此罕见的美景。
Food and water are increasingly scarce. We need to save.
食物和水愈发稀缺 我们需要省点
Food was scarce and expensive.
食物匮乏而且昂贵。
Food was becoming scarce.
食物越来越紧缺。
Bear in mind that gas stations are scarce in the more remote areas.
记住,加油站在那些比较偏远的地区是很稀少的。
Hospital beds were scarce and medicines were practically non-existent.
当时医院病床紧缺,药物根本所剩无几。
This kind of training is ineffective, and wasteful of scarce resources.
这种训练没有效果,浪费了稀有资源。
scarce resources
稀有资源
adj.|rare/short/lacking/insufficient/deficient;缺乏的,不足的;稀有的
adv.|merely/simply/just/only/but;仅仅;几乎不;几乎没有
scarce 是一个形容词,用于描述某物数量极少、难以获得或供不应求的状态。其核心含义强调事物的稀缺性和有限性,常暗示该事物难以满足需求或期望。
以下是其详细解释与权威引用:
基本定义与核心含义
scarce 指某物“不易找到或获得”,因为其存在量或可用量不足以满足需求。它强调的是一种相对短缺的状态,而非绝对不存在。
来源:剑桥词典 - “not easy to find or get”
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/scarce
来源:牛津词典 (Lexico) - “(especially of food, money, or some other resource) insufficient for the demand”
常见应用场景
例句:During the drought, fresh water became increasingly scarce. (干旱期间,淡水变得越来越稀缺。)
来源:世界银行报告常使用该词描述水资源压力 - “Water scarcity affects more than 40% of the global population.”
例句:This rare bird is now scarce in its natural habitat. (这种珍稀鸟类现在在其自然栖息地已很稀少。)
来源:国际自然保护联盟 (IUCN) 红皮书描述物种状态时使用 - “Species may be listed as scarce due to declining populations.”
例句:Jobs were scarce during the economic downturn. (经济低迷时期工作机会很少。)
来源:美国劳工统计局 (BLS) 报告可能提及就业机会稀缺性 - “In some sectors, skilled workers remain scarce.”
反义词与相关概念
scarce 的常见反义词是abundant (丰富的、充裕的) 或plentiful (大量的)。其名词形式scarcity 指“稀缺性”或“短缺”本身,是经济学中的重要概念(如资源稀缺性)。
来源:韦氏词典 (Merriam-Webster) - “Scarce: deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; not plentiful or abundant.”
习惯用法
短语make oneself scarce 是常见习语,意为“躲开;回避;溜走”,通常指为避免麻烦或不愉快而主动离开。
例句:When the argument started, he decided to make himself scarce. (争论开始时,他决定溜之大吉。)
来源:柯林斯词典 - “If you make yourself scarce, you quickly leave the place you are in.”
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/make-yourself-scarce
scarce 是英语中一个多功能的词汇,主要作形容词和副词使用,以下是其详细解析:
形容词
副词(古旧用法)
如需更多例句或搭配,可参考牛津词典或经济类教材。
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