scarce
美 [skers]
英 [skeə(r)s] 
- adv.勉强;刚;几乎不;简直不
- adj.缺乏的;不足的;稀少的
- 网络稀有的;罕见的
词形变化
比较级:scarcer 最高级:scarcest 反义词
同义词
英汉双解
1. | 缺乏的;不足的;稀少的if sth isscarce , there is not enough of it and it is only available in small quantities |
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| Details of the accident are scarce. 事故的详细情况了解不多。 |
| Food was becoming scarce. 食物越来越紧缺。 |
1. | 勉强;刚;几乎不;简直不only just; almost not |
| I can scarce remember him. 我几乎想不起他了。 |
习惯用语
make yourself scarce
躲开;回避;溜走to leave somewhere and stay away for a time in order to avoid an unpleasant situation
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例句
The notion that a "bit of reserves" would help keep you from getting sick probably stems from the days when food was scarce, he said.
他说,食物不足时,“储备量”的观点可能会使你免于生病。
Scarce and expensive skilled labour is often a spur to invention.
稀缺而价格昂贵的技术劳动常常是发明创造的推动力量。
I had by no means shaken off the feeling of oppression, and wherever I might have been should scarce have been quite conscious of the place.
我并没有驱除掉心中那种压抑的感觉,不管我是在什么地方,我对周围的环境简直是毫无认识。
He found "a little rise of ground. . . white sand mixed with a little gravel; scarce fit to bear anything. "
他发现“小小的一块山岗地……白色沙土中混着一点沙砾;几乎种不活任何东西。”
No doubt that this occupies a unique landscape of scarce resources, villa, villa of the king, unmatched.
不容置疑,这种占据得天独厚稀缺景观资源的别墅,是别墅中的王者,无可媲美。
Right now he is focused on trying to shift dirty, low-wage manufacturing out of Guangzhou to the countryside, where jobs are still scarce.
汪洋目前的重点是把肮脏的、低工资的制造业从广州转移到就业机会仍然稀缺的农村。
Thanks for giving intelligent and scientifically sound beauty advice, something that seems to be woefully scarce.
谢谢你给予我明智的以及听起来很科学的建议,这些建议似乎少得可怜。
Information about this era is scarce, but it is likely that peoples collectively known as the Yue inhabited the region.
了解这个时代是稀少的,但它很可能是民族统称为越有人居住的地区。
Jobs are scarce at the moment, so you've got to be realistic.
工作机会现在很少,所以你必需现实一点。
I sat down and looked upon these things two hours together, and scarce spoke a word.
我坐在那里,呆望着这些东西,接连两个钟头几乎一句话也没有说。
What a woman wants is what you're out of. She wants more of a thing when it's scarce.
女人想要的东西就是你没有的东西。当一种东西变得稀少时,她便想得到更多。
A fine example of these early notes turned up in this small hoard of 113 scarce specimens.
这些早期纸币的典范出现,在这113个样本稀少的小储藏。
If infinite quantities of every good could be produced, people would not worry about the efficient use of scarce resources.
如果人们能够无限多生产每一种商品,就不会担心稀缺资源的有效运用问题。
With details scarce for now, analysts struggle to understand Google's move into a highly competitive business in which it has no experience.
由于目前还未获悉细节,分析人士难以理解:谷歌为何要进军一个竞争异常激烈而自身毫无经验的市场。
In the long run, at least, higher prices should trigger supply increases, and see scarce resources used more efficiently.
至少从长期而言,价格上涨应会导致供应增加,同时稀缺资源得到更为有效的利用。
Real Venetians have become scarce and many say the city is fast becoming nothing but a tourist destination.
真正的威尼斯人已经非常稀少。许多人表示,很快,这个城市将仅仅只是一个旅游目的地。
But still have some support at the bottom, high quality cotton is still scarce and overall supply and demand should not be too optimistic.
但料下方仍然有一定支撑,因高品质棉依旧稀缺且总体供需仍不容过于乐观。
Since much of the cost of higher education is forgone earnings, its advantages are even clearer at a time when jobs are scarce.
因为许多高等教育的代价是放弃收入,因此在这么一个工作稀缺的年代高等教育的优势就愈加明显了。
If cutlery and crockery are scarce it might be a good idea to get a little lunch bowl and fork or spoon.
如果缺少刀具和餐具,那么备上一个小餐碗和一把小叉或汤勺也不错。
A very little boy stood up and sheepishly recited, "You'd scarce expect one of my age to speak in public on the stage, " etc.
一个年龄小的男孩站起来按事先准备好的说:“大家可能没有想到,像我这年龄的孩子会到讲台上来当众演讲。”
I was in a condition which I scarce knew how to understand, or how to compose myself for the enjoyment of it.
我现在的处境,弄得我自己都莫名其妙,简直不知道怎样安下心去享受它。
Which production factors were abundant and which scarce for the United States?
对美国来说,哪些是充裕的生产要素而哪些是短缺的生产要素呢?
I scarce uttered the quantity of a hundred words.
我说的话满打满算不到一百个字。
Talented teachers and gifted students, are still as scarce(and refreshing)as rain in the desert.
有才能的老师和天赋较高的学生,仍象沙漠里的甘霖那样,能令人精神为之一振,都又稀缺得可怜。
I have heard that he had in his library a certain very scarce and curious book.
我听说他图书馆里有一部稀世珍本。
In this it has plenty of company. Most of its main British rivals are also thought to be unprofitable, though hard data are scarce.
像Ocado这样的网络杂货商在英国还有很多,尽管缺乏第一手的数据,但大多数公司都被认为是不盈利的。
Suffice to say, jobs are scarce and with no guarantee of security, there's little to encourage young graduates to stay.
那就可以这样说,伊拉克的工作稀缺,而且没有安全保证,那么年轻人很难留在本国工作。
When he sits alone at a scarce moment, silhouette of the coir raincoat turns up clearly, staying adamantly at one corner of his mind.
当他在难得的寂静时分一个人端坐,蓑衣的影子就清晰地显现出来了,在脑海的某个角落里难以拂去。
State-run radio said Chenzhou was like a "deserted island, " with its shops closed and goods scarce.
中央人民广播电台报道称:郴州就像一座孤岛,商店关门,商品短缺。
But jobs were scarce, and what I got instead was a gig pumping go-juice near the town of Brewer.
但工作很难找到,结果我在布鲁尔城附近找到了一份给快艇抽油的工作。
Rationing made textiles scarce and for almost a year, the costume operation shut down entirely.
配给作纺织品稀缺,几乎一年,服装操作关闭完全。
"This substantially erodes China's already-scarce land and water resources, while damaging public health and the environment, " she said.
“这不断的侵蚀着中国本就糟糕的水土资源,造成对公众健康和环境的破坏。”她说。
The conventional story of the film took place in reality, is not conventional, as in life, this story is very scarce.
电影中的俗套故事发生在现实里,往往不俗套的,因为在生活里,这样的故事非常稀缺。
But it has more to do with the scarce choices available to domestic banks, the only permitted bidders.
但是,叙利亚政府还需更多地在可被国内银行(唯一被允许的投标者)多加利用的稀缺机会上做工作。
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
二人说了这些话,仅仅的拦住众人不献祭与他们。
Everything is scarce, basic human right and emotions are constantly being twisted and above all, The Big Brother is always watching.
任何东西都是稀缺的,基本的人权和情感经常被扭曲,最重要的是,独裁者一直都在盯着你。
At least in Russia, consumers could buy without coupons; the price was standing in line or getting scarce goods through "connections. "
至少在俄国,人们不用拿着配给券买东西,明码标价,价位统一,若有紧俏商品需求,他们靠走走关系获取。
In Tamil-dominated Jaffna, however, presidential portraits, plastered all over the south for the inauguration, are scarce.
随着总统就职仪式的到来,斯里兰卡南部随处可见拉贾帕克塞的肖像,然而在泰米尔人控制的贾夫纳却鲜少出现。
The poor creature puzzled me once . . . by a question merely natural and innocent, that I scarce knew what to say (Daniel Defoe).
有一次这可怜的小东西用一个非常自然和幼稚的问题就把我弄糊涂了,我几乎不知道说些什么(丹尼尔·笛福)。
It was hardly surprising, I thought, that the bo was scarce. It is rotten luck to be a delicious animal in a land where people are hungry.
然而,我想,这一点也不奇怪。在这个岛上,岛民都很饥饿,长得好吃,算你倒霉。
"The long term vision of China is our vision: that gas will be scarce, " he said.
“中国长远的视角和我们一样:燃气会短缺,”他说。
To ensure that such a scarce resource was used as efficiently as possible, water should be tradable, both within and between states.
同时,为确保这种稀缺资源能够竟可能地得到有效利用,水在各州内和各州间应该可以自由地进行交易。
Oh, here comes Jack, and I haven't got the money I promised I'd pay him back today. Excuse me, I think I'll make myself scarce.
唉呀,杰克来。我答应今天还他钱,可是我还没弄到钱。对不起,我还是溜走为好。
With electricity flickering, food prices rising and fuel scarce, it is no wonder that the UN is warning of a looming humanitarian disaster.
面对供电情况紧张、食品价格飙升以及燃料缺乏等状况,联合国发出人道危机警报也就不足为奇了。
Women are scarce in top jobs in Norwegian companies even though they have long had a strong position in the rest of society.
挪威公司高层中鲜见女性,虽然她们很早就已在其他社会部门中占据了重要地位。