scarce

美 [skers]英 [skeəs]
  • adj.稀少的;缺乏的;不足的
  • adv.几乎不;刚;简直不;勉强

最高级: scarcest 比较级: scarcer

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adj.

【不规则形式】scarcer scarcest

缺乏的;不足的;稀少的
if sth is scarce , there is not enough of it and it is only available in small quantities

scarce resources

稀缺资源

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。

习语

adv.

literary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。

scarce

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 缺乏的;不足的;供不应求的
    If something is scarce, there is not enough of it.

    Food was scarce and expensive...

    食物供不应求,而且价格昂贵。

  • 2
    PHRASE (通常为避开难事或僵局)躲开,溜走,回避
    If you make yourself scarce, you quickly leave the place you are in, usually in order to avoid a difficult or embarrassing situation.

    It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce.

    你最好回避一下。

adj

1
deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought

adv

1
only a very short time before
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.Yeat
Synonym: barely hardly just scarcely

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  1. By doing so , they can optimize the value of scarce IT dollars and concentrate efforts on developing software features that provide the greatest business benefit .

    采用这些方法,他们能够使比较缺乏的IT资金最优化,并且能够集中精力开发出能够提供最大商业利润的软件特性。

  2. Changes of topsoil P contents were gently in the trial orchard during the whole year , P contents were 0.2 % ~ 0.3 % , and in the state of scarce ;

    本试验园片耕层土壤含P量全年变化平缓,在0.2%~0.3%的范围内,处于比较缺乏的状态;

  3. Food was becoming scarce .

    食物越来越紧缺。

  4. Details of the accident are scarce .

    事故的详细情况了解不多。

  5. 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。

  6. I can scarce remember him .

    我几乎想不起他了。

  7. It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce .

    你最好回避一下。

  8. Scarce water resources are shared between states who cannot trust each other

    稀有的水资源被两个互不信任的国家所共享。

  9. This kind of training is ineffective , and wasteful of scarce resources

    这种训练没有效率,而且是对稀缺资源的浪费。

  10. Bear in mind that petrol stations are scarce in the more remote areas

    要牢记一点:在比较偏远的地方加油站很少见。

  11. Jobs in manufacturing are relatively scarce but I keep my ear to the ground .

    制造业的就业机会相对很少,但是我时刻留意着信息。

  12. Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce .

    工作机会越来越少。

  13. Fresh food is so scarce that prices have rocketed

    新鲜食物非常匮乏,导致价格猛涨。

  14. Food was scarce and expensive

    食物供不应求,而且价格昂贵。

  15. This kind of material is rather scarce .

    这种原料较缺。

  16. When a thing is scarce , it is precious .

    物以稀为贵。

  17. The food was scarce during the war .

    战争期间食物短缺。

  18. Premature retirement even with a golden handshake can well lead to extensive frustration and waste of scarce human resources .

    过早的退休即便有优厚的退休金也会导致挫伤和浪费人力。

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

    在某些水资源急缺的情况下,农民会破坏下水管道,运输废水到当地河流。

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

    不过他们会导致稀缺资源的错误利用,因此带来一些实质性的影响。

  21. It sometimes requires the reader to tolerate unpleasantness or annoyance — as , for example , when he reads of the threatening foreign situation , the mounting national debt , rising taxes , falling market , scarce housing , and cancer .

    它有时要求读者容忍不愉快或烦恼——例如,当他读到国际局势充满威胁、国债不断攀升、税收越来越高、市场日益衰落、住房稀缺和癌症时。

  22. Time is scarce , so what do we do ?

    时间非常有限,所以我们怎么办?

  23. And there 's no worry about wasted fuel on occasions when fish are scarce .

    而且不用担心在鱼量稀少时开船会浪费燃料。

  24. Instead , it may cause damage by replicating itself and taking up scarce resources , such as disk space , CPU time , or network connections .

    而是通过自身的重复和占去某些值得的资源(如磁盘空间、CPU时间或网络连接等)来造成破坏。

  25. He curls his tail , and , gazing earnestly . He speaks so soft , scarce whispering each word :

    它卷起尾巴,目不转睛地瞅着,非常柔和的说话了,几乎每个字都是窃窃私语:

  26. Teaching application on the network application is relatively scarce resources .

    网络上的教学应用资源应用却相对匮乏。

  27. The management of society 's resources is important because resources are scarce .

    因为资源缺乏所以社会资源的管理是非常重要的。

  28. that the most efficient way to use scarce road space

    使用有限道路空间的最有效方法

  29. Executives are the most important and scarce human resources .

    企业高管是重要而又稀缺的人力资源。

  30. Land is a scarce economic resource and its use critical to the process of development .

    二土地是一种稀缺经济资源,其使用对发展进程至关重要。

  • 习语

adj.

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