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dearth n.缺乏 Dearth is an Old English noun formed from the adjective deore "precious, costly" and the noun-forming suffix -th. Though the relationship of dearth meaning "lack, insufficient amount" to the adjective dear is not so obvious, it is still easy to imagine that something precious is probably also in short supply. Dearth is used almost exclusively in the phrase "a dearth of." ☆☆☆☆☆ 2015.4

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[də:θ] If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it. A dearth of affordable housing is bad, but a dearth of bed bugs is a blessing. Two years ago, Rupert Murdoch’s daughter, Elisabeth, spoke of the “unsettling dearth of integrity across so many of our institutions”. 1[N-SING 单数名词]缺乏；不足 If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it.   [usu N of n]...the dearth of good fiction by English authors.英国作家写的优秀小说少之又少

英语单词	dearth
英美音标	[də:θ]
中文释义	n.缺乏
vocab简明	If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it. A dearth of affordable housing is bad, but a dearth of bed bugs is a blessing.
vocab扩展	Dearth is an Old English noun formed from the adjective deore "precious, costly" and the noun-forming suffix -th. Though the relationship of dearth meaning "lack, insufficient amount" to the adjective dear is not so obvious, it is still easy to imagine that something precious is probably also in short supply. Dearth is used almost exclusively in the phrase "a dearth of."
真题原句	Two years ago, Rupert Murdoch’s daughter, Elisabeth, spoke of the “unsettling dearth of integrity across so many of our institutions”.
柯林斯星级	☆☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-SING 单数名词]缺乏；不足 If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it. [usu N of n] ...the dearth of good fiction by English authors. 英国作家写的优秀小说少之又少
来源	2015.4

Dearth English Adjective Də:θ N.缺乏 Affordable Housing Bad