thin on the ground

thin on the ground

美 　英

• na.少之又少的
• 网络寥寥无几；稀少的；寥寥无几的

英汉解释

na.	1. 〈口〉稀少的,少之又少的

英英解释

na.	1. <spoken>not available in large amounts or numbers

例句

Rio has been trying to sell various non-core assets for more than a year but has found buyers thin on the ground.

一年多来，力拓一直试图出售多种非核心资产，但找到的买家寥寥无几。

Meanwhile, says Ms Whitmore, in the pandemic-panicked US, kisses and handshakes might be rather thin on the ground this winter.

惠特摩尔表示，在因流感陷入恐慌的美国，这个冬天亲吻和握手的现象可能会寥寥无几。

And while a few years ago case studies documenting social enterprises were thin on the ground, these have been multiplying.

几年前，有关社会企业的个案研究寥寥无几，如今，这种研究一直在不断增加。

But so far -- perhaps on legal advice -- actual apologies have been thin on the ground.

但迄今为止，或许是接受了公司法务部门的建议，很少有金融企业真正道歉。

She says: "Generally speaking, sales skills are thin on the ground and there is a shortage of candidates with a multinational mindset. "

她表示：“一般来说，基层销售技能较为薄弱，而且缺乏具备跨国企业头脑的人才。”

Detailed information on the long-term development of Martian geological features is thin on the ground.

关于火星地质长期演化特征的详细资料依然缺乏。

Examples are thin on the ground, either because they do not exist or because they have yet to be discovered.

这样的例子实属凤毛麟角，原因是要么根本不存在，要么还没有被发现。

As parents tend to pass on genes that determine looks, this could result in handsome men becoming rather thin on the ground.

因为父母会将决定长相的基因遗传下去，这可能会导致地球上长相英俊的男人变得更加稀有。

Though research in this area has been thin on the ground to date, number- crunchers are starting to rise to the challenge.

目前该领域研究的数据还不够多，但数学家正开始奋起迎战。

In this part of the world at this time around nine thousand years ago, other food resources were very thin on the ground.

九千年以前，在地球的这部分地区，其他食物来源相当之贫乏。也没有容易驯化的动物。

But decent, affordable accommodation for new city residents is thin on the ground.

但新城市居民能负担得起的像样住所，却寥寥无几。

Officers are thin on the ground which may influence your decision.

没几个军官，这可能会影响你们的决定

Until now, such proof has been thin on the ground.

迄今为止，这样的证据一直是微乎其微。

Good news has been thin on the ground lately.

最近没什么好消息。

Sceptics are thin on the ground: only 8% think he will fail to score a point.

目前，对此表示质疑的人只占少数：只有8%的人认为他将不会获得积分。

Bringing a sprinkle of moonlight in the trees, casting a layer of thin on the ground broken shadow;

皎洁的月光洒在树上，投在地上一层细细的碎影；