scarce

释义

adj.缺乏的，罕见的adv.勉强; 仅仅; 几乎不; 简直不

词态变化

比较级 :   scarcer ; 最高级 :   scarcest ;

实用场景例句

Supplies were scarce and expensive...

物资供应稀少，而且价格昂贵。

金山词霸

Job openings are becoming increasingly scarce.

工作岗位正变得越来越稀缺。

金山词霸

Scarce as you might feel, taking a brief hiatus could be beneficial.

你或许该短暂隐退一下，尽管你可能觉得稀少。

金山词霸

scarce opportunities

稀缺机会

金山词霸

The information about the event is scarce.

关于该事件的信息知之甚少。

金山词霸

Supplies were growing scarce.

物资越来越紧缺。

金山词霸

Scarce are the moments when I truly feel at peace.

真正感到内心平静的时刻少之又少。

金山词霸

In those days, food was scarce, and we had to fight with hunger.

在那些日子里, 食品匮乏, 我们不得不与饥饿作斗争.

期刊摘选

Money is scarce with them.

他们缺钱.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

It is made of scarce resources and therefore more of it is preferred.

它是以稀有资源来制造的,因此人们想要得到更多.

期刊摘选

Systems like these are becoming more attractive as fresh water is becoming more scarce and expensive.

在新鲜水变得越来越少越来越贵的情况下,这样的系统越发引人注目.

期刊摘选

Real old houses are now scarce.

真正的古老房屋现在已经不多了.

期刊摘选

When there are people around, you'd better make yourself a little scarce.

附近有人时, 你最好避开一点.

期刊摘选

Unfortunately, geophagy is also practiced to avoid hunger pains when other food is scarce.

遗憾的是, 一旦其他食物缺乏,人们也吃土以避免挨饿之苦.

期刊摘选

Considering economic problem, many people also choose to reduce scarce range , about feeling to become weak.

考虑到经济问题, 不少人也选择减少见面, 导致感情变淡.

期刊摘选

Smiles, unlike sandwiches, might be scarce in the snow this year.

微笑, 与三明治不同, 在今年的雪景中或许很稀缺.

期刊摘选

Wireless spectrum resource is becoming increasingly scarce with the rapid development of wireless communications services.

随着无线通信业务的迅猛发展,无线频谱资源显得越来越匮乏.

期刊摘选

It is not easy to deduce a conclusion the available since they are quite scarce.

现有事实数量不足,难以从中推断出结论.

期刊摘选

Food commands a higher price when it is scarce.

食物(供应)不足时,售价较高.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

Eggs are scarce and expensive this month.

这个月鸡蛋又少又贵.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

If food is scarce it's no use complaining; we shall just have to pull in our belts.

如果食物短缺,抱怨也没有用, 我们只能勒紧裤腰带.

《简明英汉词典》

This kind of material is rather scarce.

这种原料较缺.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The food was scarce during the war.

战争期间食物短缺.

《简明英汉词典》

真题例句

In college, time is scarce, and consequently, very precious.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

In some cases, water is so scarce that farmers break open sewage pipes transporting waste to local rivers.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

A snack bar producer discovered that the supply of purely grass-fed Bison met was scarce.

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

The report found that although some king penguins may be able to relocate to new breeding grounds closer to their retreating food source, suitable new habitats would be scarce.

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

However, they have real impacts, as they result in misguided use of scarce resources.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

When he reads of the threatening foreign situation, the mounting national debt, rising taxes, falling market, scarce housing, and cancer.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文

These days, because leisure time is relatively scarce for most workers, people use their free time to counterbalance the intellectual and emotional demands of their jobs.

2017年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

英英释义

Adjective

1. not enough; hard to find;

"meat was scarce during the war"

2. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand;

"fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"

Adverb

1. by a small margin;

"they could barely hear the speaker"

"we hardly knew them"

"just missed being hit"

"had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"

"would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats