scarcer

英 [ˈskeəsə]

美 [ˈskɛrsər]

adv.  勉强; 刚; 几乎不; 简直不
adj.  缺乏的; 不足的; 稀少的
scarce的比较级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 缺乏的;不足的;供不应求的
  If something isscarce, there is not enough of it.
  1. Food was scarce and expensive...
     食物供不应求，而且价格昂贵。
  2. Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce.
     工作机会越来越少。
  3. ...the allocation of scarce resources.
     对稀缺资源的分配
• PHRASE (通常为避开难事或僵局)躲开，溜走，回避
  If youmake yourself scarce, you quickly leave the place you are in, usually in order to avoid a difficult or embarrassing situation.
  1. It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce.
     你最好回避一下。

双语例句

• This year, with the global economy desiccating by the day, liquidity is scarcer still.
  今年，随着全球经济日渐萎缩，流动性也越发短缺。
• What could be scarcer or more precious than love?
  有什么比爱情更加稀缺和珍贵呢？
• Moreover, bank lending has become scarcer as European banks boost their capital buffers.
  此外，由于欧洲的银行开始增加缓冲资本金，银行贷款正变得更为稀少。
• Relatively, gold becomes scarcer and men are willing to exchange more commodities for a given amount of it& in other words, prices fall and the deflation is on.
  相对而言，黄金变得更加稀有，人们愿意用更多的商品换取一定数量的黄金&换句话说，商品价格开始下跌，通货紧缩开始出现。
• And yet pure iron is scarcer than gold or diamonds.
  然而纯铁比黄金或金刚石还罕见。
• Millions of hectares of forest are lost every year, many species are being driven closer to extinction and renewable water resources are becoming scarcer.
  每年丧失数百万公顷的森林，许多物种濒临灭亡，可再生的水资源也变得更为稀缺。
• The shift has particularly benefited the price of coking coal, used for steelmaking and much scarcer than thermal coal, which fires power plants.
  这一变化尤其推高了炼焦煤的价格，炼焦煤用于炼钢，比用于燃煤电厂的动力煤稀缺得多。
• Annual US sales of light vehicles are expected to hit about 12m in 2009, from a peak of about 17m. Not only have consumers stopped spending money, but credit to buy a new car is much scarcer.
  预计美国轻型汽车今年的销售量将要从1700万辆的峰值下降到约1200万辆。不仅消费者停止了花钱，购买新车的贷款也少得多了。
• As oil gets scarcer and more expensive, nature gas will become more and more important.
  随着石油的匮乏和价格上涨，天然气就会变得越来越重要。
• So safe assets are to become even scarcer.
  所以，安全资产将变得更紧缺。