
英:/'skeəs/ 美:/'skers/
短缺的
比較級:scarcer 最高級:scarcest
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adj. 缺乏的,不足的;稀有的
adv. 僅僅;幾乎不;幾乎沒有
In a few hundred years, freshwater resources may become scarce.
幾百年後,淡水資源可能會變成稀缺資源。
The biggest problem he faced was the scarce food.
他面臨的最大問題就是食物稀缺。
I have never seen such a scarce beauty.
我從未見過如此罕見的美景。
Food and water are increasingly scarce. We need to save.
食物和水愈發稀缺 我們需要省點
Food was scarce and expensive.
食物匮乏而且昂貴。
Food was becoming scarce.
食物越來越緊缺。
Bear in mind that gas stations are scarce in the more remote areas.
記住,加油站在那些比較偏遠的地區是很稀少的。
Hospital beds were scarce and medicines were practically non-existent.
當時醫院病床緊缺,藥物根本所剩無幾。
This kind of training is ineffective, and wasteful of scarce resources.
這種訓練沒有效果,浪費了稀有資源。
scarce resources
稀有資源
adj.|rare/short/lacking/insufficient/deficient;缺乏的,不足的;稀有的
adv.|merely/simply/just/only/but;僅僅;幾乎不;幾乎沒有
scarce 是一個形容詞,用于描述某物數量極少、難以獲得或供不應求的狀态。其核心含義強調事物的稀缺性和有限性,常暗示該事物難以滿足需求或期望。
以下是其詳細解釋與權威引用:
基本定義與核心含義
scarce 指某物“不易找到或獲得”,因為其存在量或可用量不足以滿足需求。它強調的是一種相對短缺的狀态,而非絕對不存在。
來源:劍橋詞典 - “not easy to find or get”
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/scarce
來源:牛津詞典 (Lexico) - “(especially of food, money, or some other resource) insufficient for the demand”
常見應用場景
例句:During the drought, fresh water became increasingly scarce. (幹旱期間,淡水變得越來越稀缺。)
來源:世界銀行報告常使用該詞描述水資源壓力 - “Water scarcity affects more than 40% of the global population.”
例句:This rare bird is now scarce in its natural habitat. (這種珍稀鳥類現在在其自然栖息地已很稀少。)
來源:國際自然保護聯盟 (IUCN) 紅皮書描述物種狀态時使用 - “Species may be listed as scarce due to declining populations.”
例句:Jobs were scarce during the economic downturn. (經濟低迷時期工作機會很少。)
來源:美國勞工統計局 (BLS) 報告可能提及就業機會稀缺性 - “In some sectors, skilled workers remain scarce.”
反義詞與相關概念
scarce 的常見反義詞是abundant (豐富的、充裕的) 或plentiful (大量的)。其名詞形式scarcity 指“稀缺性”或“短缺”本身,是經濟學中的重要概念(如資源稀缺性)。
來源:韋氏詞典 (Merriam-Webster) - “Scarce: deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; not plentiful or abundant.”
習慣用法
短語make oneself scarce 是常見習語,意為“躲開;回避;溜走”,通常指為避免麻煩或不愉快而主動離開。
例句:When the argument started, he decided to make himself scarce. (争論開始時,他決定溜之大吉。)
來源:柯林斯詞典 - “If you make yourself scarce, you quickly leave the place you are in.”
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/make-yourself-scarce
scarce 是英語中一個多功能的詞彙,主要作形容詞和副詞使用,以下是其詳細解析:
形容詞
副詞(古舊用法)
如需更多例句或搭配,可參考牛津詞典或經濟類教材。
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