| 词汇 | scarcity |
| 释义 | scarcity nounadjective | scarcity + noun | preposition | phrases adjective➤great严重短缺➤growing, increasing日渐／日趋短缺▸➤relative相对短缺➤artificial人为造成的短缺➤food, land, resource, water食物短缺；土地稀缺；资源稀缺；水荒scarcity + noun➤value稀缺价值◆old properties in the town have acquired a scarcity value.城里的老房子变得物以稀为贵。preposition➤scarcity of⋯的匮乏◆there is a great scarcity of food in the drought-stricken areas.旱灾地区食品严重短缺。phrases➤in times of scarcity在短缺时期◆in times of scarcity, lions will travel great distances in search of food.在食物短缺时，狮子会到很远的地方觅食。☞ scarcescarcity /skeəsəti; name skersəti/ [uncountable, countable] a situation in which there is not enough of sth, especially food or other resources, and it is difficult to obtain it（尤指食物或其他资源的）缺乏，不足，稀少◆we must ensure that the animals are given food in times of scarcity.我们必须确保这些动物在食物短缺时有东西吃。◆the job was made more difficult because of a scarcity of data.由于缺乏数据资料，这项工作难度更大了。 ➡ see also scarce → scarce scar·ci·ty /`skɛrsətɪ; ˈskeəsɪti/n [c,u]when there is not enough of something 不足，缺乏:◇+ of a scarcity of clean water and medical supplies 净水和医疗物资的缺乏 |
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