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scarce adj.缺乏的；不足的；稀少的；罕见的adv.勉强 (1) 这地区食物和燃料都很缺乏。(2) 食物(供应)不足时，售价较高。(3) 新加坡是一个小岛,土地稀有。(4) 好的水果冬天难得见到，而且价格昂贵。(5) 我几乎不敢相信自己的眼睛。 Scarce, meaning “restricted in quantity,” can oddly be traced back to the same Latin word that spawned the word "excerpt." Use the word scarce when you want to say that something is hard to find or practically missing. When you know you’re about to be asked to do something unpleasant, like wash the dishes or take out the trash, go ahead and “make yourself scarce,” which means to be elusive or get out of there fast.

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英 [skeəs] 美 [skers] (1) Food and fuel were scarce in this region.(2) Food commands a higher price when it is scarce.(3) As Singapore is a small island, land is scarce.(4) Good fruit is scarce in winter and costs a lot.(5) I could scarce believe my eyes. If something is scarce, there isn't much of it around. Crops are scarce after a long drought, or you might find babysitters scarce if your kids are a nightmare to watch. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]缺乏的；不足的；供不应求的 If something is scarce, there is not enough of it.   [usu v-link ADJ]Food was scarce and expensive...食物供不应求，而且价格昂贵。Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce.工作机会越来越少。...the allocation of scarce resources.对稀缺资源的分配2[PHRASE 短语](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.   [V inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce.你最好回避一下。

英语单词	scarce
英美音标	英 [skeəs] 美 [skers]
中文释义	adj.缺乏的；不足的；稀少的；罕见的 adv.勉强
英语例句	(1) Food and fuel were scarce in this region. (2) Food commands a higher price when it is scarce. (3) As Singapore is a small island, land is scarce. (4) Good fruit is scarce in winter and costs a lot. (5) I could scarce believe my eyes.
中文例句	(1) 这地区食物和燃料都很缺乏。 (2) 食物(供应)不足时，售价较高。 (3) 新加坡是一个小岛,土地稀有。 (4) 好的水果冬天难得见到，而且价格昂贵。 (5) 我几乎不敢相信自己的眼睛。
vocabulary简明	If something is scarce, there isn't much of it around. Crops are scarce after a long drought, or you might find babysitters scarce if your kids are a nightmare to watch.
vocabulary扩展	Scarce, meaning “restricted in quantity,” can oddly be traced back to the same Latin word that spawned the word "excerpt." Use the word scarce when you want to say that something is hard to find or practically missing. When you know you’re about to be asked to do something unpleasant, like wash the dishes or take out the trash, go ahead and “make yourself scarce,” which means to be elusive or get out of there fast.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]缺乏的；不足的；供不应求的 If something is scarce, there is not enough of it. [usu v-link ADJ] Food was scarce and expensive... 食物供不应求，而且价格昂贵。 Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce. 工作机会越来越少。 ...the allocation of scarce resources. 对稀缺资源的分配 2 [PHRASE 短语](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. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce. 你最好回避一下。

Scarce Food Word Good Find 英 Skeəs] 美 Skers