scarce
美 [skers]
英 [ske?(r)s] 
- adv.勉強;剛;幾乎不;簡直不
- adj.缺乏的;不足的;稀少的
- 網絡稀有的;罕見的
詞形變化
比較級:scarcer 最高級:scarcest 反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | 缺乏的;不足的;稀少的if sth isscarce , there is not enough of it and it is only available in small quantities |
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| Details of the accident are scarce. 事故的詳細情況了解不多。 |
| Food was becoming scarce. 食物越來越緊缺。 |
1. | 勉強;剛;幾乎不;簡直不only just; almost not |
| I can scarce remember him. 我幾乎想不起他了。 |
習慣用語
make yourself scarce
躲開;回避;溜走to leave somewhere and stay away for a time in order to avoid an unpleasant situation
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
The notion that a "bit of reserves" would help keep you from getting sick probably stems from the days when food was scarce, he said.
他說,食物不足時,“儲備量”的觀點可能會使你免于生病。
Scarce and expensive skilled labour is often a spur to invention.
稀缺而價格昂貴的技術勞動常常是發明創造的推動力量。
I had by no means shaken off the feeling of oppression, and wherever I might have been should scarce have been quite conscious of the place.
我并沒有驅除掉心中那種壓抑的感覺,不管我是在什么地方,我對周圍的環境簡直是毫無認識。
He found "a little rise of ground. . . white sand mixed with a little gravel; scarce fit to bear anything. "
他發現“小小的一塊山崗地……白色沙土中混著一點沙礫;幾乎種不活任何東西。”
No doubt that this occupies a unique landscape of scarce resources, villa, villa of the king, unmatched.
不容置疑,這種占據得天獨厚稀缺景觀資源的別墅,是別墅中的王者,無可媲美。
Right now he is focused on trying to shift dirty, low-wage manufacturing out of Guangzhou to the countryside, where jobs are still scarce.
汪洋目前的重點是把骯臟的、低工資的制造業從廣州轉移到就業機會仍然稀缺的農村。
Thanks for giving intelligent and scientifically sound beauty advice, something that seems to be woefully scarce.
謝謝你給予我明智的以及聽起來很科學的建議,這些建議似乎少得可憐。
Information about this era is scarce, but it is likely that peoples collectively known as the Yue inhabited the region.
了解這個時代是稀少的,但它很可能是民族統稱為越有人居住的地區。
Jobs are scarce at the moment, so you've got to be realistic.
工作機會現在很少,所以你必需現實一點。
I sat down and looked upon these things two hours together, and scarce spoke a word.
我坐在那里,呆望著這些東西,接連兩個鐘頭幾乎一句話也沒有說。
What a woman wants is what you're out of. She wants more of a thing when it's scarce.
女人想要的東西就是你沒有的東西。當一種東西變得稀少時,她便想得到更多。
A fine example of these early notes turned up in this small hoard of 113 scarce specimens.
這些早期紙幣的典范出現,在這113個樣本稀少的小儲藏。
If infinite quantities of every good could be produced, people would not worry about the efficient use of scarce resources.
如果人們能夠無限多生產每一種商品,就不會擔心稀缺資源的有效運用問題。
With details scarce for now, analysts struggle to understand Google's move into a highly competitive business in which it has no experience.
由于目前還未獲悉細節,分析人士難以理解:谷歌為何要進軍一個競爭異常激烈而自身毫無經驗的市場。
In the long run, at least, higher prices should trigger supply increases, and see scarce resources used more efficiently.
至少從長期而言,價格上漲應會導致供應增加,同時稀缺資源得到更為有效的利用。
Real Venetians have become scarce and many say the city is fast becoming nothing but a tourist destination.
真正的威尼斯人已經非常稀少。許多人表示,很快,這個城市將僅僅只是一個旅游目的地。
But still have some support at the bottom, high quality cotton is still scarce and overall supply and demand should not be too optimistic.
但料下方仍然有一定支撐,因高品質棉依舊稀缺且總體供需仍不容過于樂觀。
Since much of the cost of higher education is forgone earnings, its advantages are even clearer at a time when jobs are scarce.
因為許多高等教育的代價是放棄收入,因此在這么一個工作稀缺的年代高等教育的優勢就愈加明顯了。
If cutlery and crockery are scarce it might be a good idea to get a little lunch bowl and fork or spoon.
如果缺少刀具和餐具,那么備上一個小餐碗和一把小叉或湯勺也不錯。
A very little boy stood up and sheepishly recited, "You'd scarce expect one of my age to speak in public on the stage, " etc.
一個年齡小的男孩站起來按事先準備好的說:“大家可能沒有想到,像我這年齡的孩子會到講臺上來當眾演講。”
I was in a condition which I scarce knew how to understand, or how to compose myself for the enjoyment of it.
我現在的處境,弄得我自己都莫名其妙,簡直不知道怎樣安下心去享受它。
Which production factors were abundant and which scarce for the United States?
對美國來說,哪些是充裕的生產要素而哪些是短缺的生產要素呢?
I scarce uttered the quantity of a hundred words.
我說的話滿打滿算不到一百個字。
Talented teachers and gifted students, are still as scarce(and refreshing)as rain in the desert.
有才能的老師和天賦較高的學生,仍象沙漠里的甘霖那樣,能令人精神為之一振,都又稀缺得可憐。
I have heard that he had in his library a certain very scarce and curious book.
我聽說他圖書館里有一部稀世珍本。
In this it has plenty of company. Most of its main British rivals are also thought to be unprofitable, though hard data are scarce.
像Ocado這樣的網絡雜貨商在英國還有很多,盡管缺乏第一手的數據,但大多數公司都被認為是不盈利的。
Suffice to say, jobs are scarce and with no guarantee of security, there's little to encourage young graduates to stay.
那就可以這樣說,伊拉克的工作稀缺,而且沒有安全保證,那么年輕人很難留在本國工作。
When he sits alone at a scarce moment, silhouette of the coir raincoat turns up clearly, staying adamantly at one corner of his mind.
當他在難得的寂靜時分一個人端坐,蓑衣的影子就清晰地顯現出來了,在腦海的某個角落里難以拂去。
State-run radio said Chenzhou was like a "deserted island, " with its shops closed and goods scarce.
中央人民廣播電臺報道稱:郴州就像一座孤島,商店關門,商品短缺。
But jobs were scarce, and what I got instead was a gig pumping go-juice near the town of Brewer.
但工作很難找到,結果我在布魯爾城附近找到了一份給快艇抽油的工作。
Rationing made textiles scarce and for almost a year, the costume operation shut down entirely.
配給作紡織品稀缺,幾乎一年,服裝操作關閉完全。
"This substantially erodes China's already-scarce land and water resources, while damaging public health and the environment, " she said.
“這不斷的侵蝕著中國本就糟糕的水土資源,造成對公眾健康和環境的破壞。”她說。
The conventional story of the film took place in reality, is not conventional, as in life, this story is very scarce.
電影中的俗套故事發生在現實里,往往不俗套的,因為在生活里,這樣的故事非常稀缺。
But it has more to do with the scarce choices available to domestic banks, the only permitted bidders.
但是,敘利亞政府還需更多地在可被國內銀行(唯一被允許的投標者)多加利用的稀缺機會上做工作。
And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
二人說了這些話,僅僅的攔住眾人不獻祭與他們。
Everything is scarce, basic human right and emotions are constantly being twisted and above all, The Big Brother is always watching.
任何東西都是稀缺的,基本的人權和情感經常被扭曲,最重要的是,獨裁者一直都在盯著你。
At least in Russia, consumers could buy without coupons; the price was standing in line or getting scarce goods through "connections. "
至少在俄國,人們不用拿著配給券買東西,明碼標價,價位統一,若有緊俏商品需求,他們靠走走關系獲取。
In Tamil-dominated Jaffna, however, presidential portraits, plastered all over the south for the inauguration, are scarce.
隨著總統就職儀式的到來,斯里蘭卡南部隨處可見拉賈帕克塞的肖像,然而在泰米爾人控制的賈夫納卻鮮少出現。
The poor creature puzzled me once . . . by a question merely natural and innocent, that I scarce knew what to say (Daniel Defoe).
有一次這可憐的小東西用一個非常自然和幼稚的問題就把我弄糊涂了,我幾乎不知道說些什么(丹尼爾·笛福)。
It was hardly surprising, I thought, that the bo was scarce. It is rotten luck to be a delicious animal in a land where people are hungry.
然而,我想,這一點也不奇怪。在這個島上,島民都很饑餓,長得好吃,算你倒霉。
"The long term vision of China is our vision: that gas will be scarce, " he said.
“中國長遠的視角和我們一樣:燃氣會短缺,”他說。
To ensure that such a scarce resource was used as efficiently as possible, water should be tradable, both within and between states.
同時,為確保這種稀缺資源能夠竟可能地得到有效利用,水在各州內和各州間應該可以自由地進行交易。
Oh, here comes Jack, and I haven't got the money I promised I'd pay him back today. Excuse me, I think I'll make myself scarce.
唉呀,杰克來。我答應今天還他錢,可是我還沒弄到錢。對不起,我還是溜走為好。
With electricity flickering, food prices rising and fuel scarce, it is no wonder that the UN is warning of a looming humanitarian disaster.
面對供電情況緊張、食品價格飆升以及燃料缺乏等狀況,聯合國發出人道危機警報也就不足為奇了。
Women are scarce in top jobs in Norwegian companies even though they have long had a strong position in the rest of society.
挪威公司高層中鮮見女性,雖然她們很早就已在其他社會部門中占據了重要地位。