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scarcity n.缺乏；不足；缺少 (1) 缺乏受过训练的人员。(2) 这个工厂经常原料不足。(3) 高价往往是短缺的信号。(4) 我们取胜的可能性很小。 The noun scarcity comes from the adjective scarce, which means "restricted in quantity or availability." So scarcity is the state of there being very little of something. During a war when shipping gets interrupted, there might be a fuel scarcity, pushing people to carpool or ride bikes instead of driving. If you're in a room full of super boring people, you might say there's a scarcity of good conversation.

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英 ['skeəsəti] 美 ['skersəti] (1) There is a scarcity of trained staff.(2) The factory is in frequent scarcity of raw materials.(3) Higher prices are often a symptom of scarcity.(4) The possiblility of our wining is scarcity. If there is a cupcake scarcity in your kitchen, there are hardly any cupcakes around, and you're not sure that any will be appearing any time soon. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]缺乏；不足；稀少 If there is a scarcity of something, there is not enough of it for the people who need it or want it.   [FORMAL 正式]...an ever increasing scarcity of water.水资源的日益匮乏

英语单词	scarcity
英美音标	英 ['skeəsəti] 美 ['skersəti]
中文释义	n.缺乏；不足；缺少
英语例句	(1) There is a scarcity of trained staff. (2) The factory is in frequent scarcity of raw materials. (3) Higher prices are often a symptom of scarcity. (4) The possiblility of our wining is scarcity.
中文例句	(1) 缺乏受过训练的人员。 (2) 这个工厂经常原料不足。 (3) 高价往往是短缺的信号。 (4) 我们取胜的可能性很小。
vocabulary简明	If there is a cupcake scarcity in your kitchen, there are hardly any cupcakes around, and you're not sure that any will be appearing any time soon.
vocabulary扩展	The noun scarcity comes from the adjective scarce, which means "restricted in quantity or availability." So scarcity is the state of there being very little of something. During a war when shipping gets interrupted, there might be a fuel scarcity, pushing people to carpool or ride bikes instead of driving. If you're in a room full of super boring people, you might say there's a scarcity of good conversation.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]缺乏；不足；稀少 If there is a scarcity of something, there is not enough of it for the people who need it or want it. [FORMAL 正式] ...an ever increasing scarcity of water. 水资源的日益匮乏

Scarcity People 英 Skeəsəti] 美 Skersəti N.缺乏；不足；缺少 Trained Staff