scarcity

英 [ˈskeəsəti]

美 [ˈskersəti]

n.  缺乏; 不足; 稀少

复数：scarcities　

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牛津词典

noun

• 缺乏；不足；稀少
  if there is a scarcity of sth, there is not enough of it and it is difficult to obtain it
  1. a time of scarcity
     物资短缺时期
  2. a scarcity of resources
     资源短缺

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 缺乏;不足;稀少
  If there is ascarcity ofsomething, there is not enough of it for the people who need it or want it.
  1. ...an ever increasing scarcity of water.
     水资源的日益匮乏

英英释义

noun

• a small and inadequate amount
  Synonym:scarceness

双语例句

• However, this reformatory measure, while somewhat easing ticket scarcity, creates new problems.
  然而，这一改革性举措，对票源紧缺虽有所缓解，也带来了某些新问题。
• Scarcity has created a ludicrously inflated market.
  稀缺性造就了一个膨胀得荒唐的市场。
• Food scarcity will be a recurring problem in the future.
  食物短缺将是未来不断出现的一个问题。
• Economics must still contend with scarcity as a basic fact of life.
  经济学仍然必须和稀缺相周旋，把稀缺当作生活中一种基本的事实。
• The finiteness of natural resources determines its scarcity.
  自然资源的有限性决定了资源的稀缺性。
• However, these animation but because the TV channels of space constraints and the scarcity of hard ISBN released.
  但这些动漫却由于电视频道空间和书号稀缺的限制而难以发表。
• We know that water scarcity has a direct impact on human health and well-being.
  我们知道，缺水直接影响人类健康和福祉。
• The underlying reason is the scarcity of quality educational resources, the system of non-equilibrium.
  其深层缘由在于优质教育资源的稀缺、制度的非平衡。
• The important problems we are up against are how to conquer poverty and scarcity.
  我们面临的主要问题是如何征服贫穷和匮乏。
• As demand? and prices? rise, a scarcity of fossil fuels will bring economic restructuring.
  随着需求增加和价格的上涨，化石燃料的短缺将引发经济重组。