scarcer

scarcer

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

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例句

The authors drew on an economic principle to explain the finding: The more value we assign to our time, the scarcer it seems to us.

該文作者借鑒了經濟原則來解釋這一發現：分給時間的價值越多，在我們看來，時間就會顯得越少。

The big western oil companies are trying to expand through acquisitions and investment, but the opportunities do so are becoming scarcer.

西方的石油大公司在嘗試通過并購和投資來擴張，不過這樣的機會已經越來越少。

How much scarcer could I be?

我還缺什么啊？

Inevitably India will now be able to direct more of its scarcer domestic uranium to its military needs.

不可避免的，印度目前將能夠將其國內為數不多的鈾直接用于軍事用途了。

The scarcer the security you want to swap, the lower the interest rate you pay for the cash, known as the repo rate.

你想要掉期（swap）的債券越稀缺，你為借取使用的現金付出的利率就越低，這個利率就是所謂的回購利率（reporate）。

It may be a long way from the Rift Valley, a tribal tinderbox where jobs are scarce and land even scarcer, to the tidy streets of The Hague.

也許從東非大裂谷，一個部落的火藥桶，在那里工作是稀少的，而土地更為荒涼，到海牙熙熙攘攘的大街有很長的路程。

With money scarcer, those governments that do not spend it well will find themselves subject to popular protests.

由于經費不足，無法砸大錢投入選戰的那些政府將發現自己屈從于老百姓的抗議。

Professionally produced content, however, is likely to become much scarcer for those unwilling to pay for it.

不過，對于不愿意付費的用戶來說，專業內容可能會變得非常稀少。

Farming is possible only in valleys fed by glacial runoff, and these are becoming scarcer as glaciers disappear due to warming.

農業只能在那些有冰川流水的村莊發展，但是這些地方因為全球變暖導致的冰川融化而越來越困難。

Dearer, scarcer credit is not the only reason.

稀少的信貸不是唯一的原因。

And if you're a woman over 40, you might as well just play a grandma. The roles are even scarcer.

當然，如果你又年過40，那也許你只能去演別人的奶奶了，甚至連這樣的演出機會都會越來越少。

And yet pure iron is scarcer than gold or diamonds.

然而純鐵比黃金或金剛石還罕見。

Infantry regiments tend to recruit from poor areas where jobs are scarce and A-levels scarcer.

步兵團更趨向于從工作機會稀少而擁有高中會考證書的人就更加稀少的貧困地區征兵。

Capital as a punishment promises to be scarcer still.

而作為一種懲罰手段，可能還更為稀缺。

With investment scarce and jobs even scarcer, countries that sparkle in global league tables can send a powerful signal to investors.

隨著投資以及就業崗位減少，在全球排名榜上占據前列的國家們可以很好地吸引投資者們。

You can lay off kitchen staff when times get tough, or substitute the cheaper tilapia for the fancier and scarcer Chilean sea bass.

不景氣的時候你可以裁員，或者用便宜的羅非魚代替更貴更稀少的智利海鱸。

Meanwhile, Gulf states have decided it makes business sense to sell their ever-scarcer oil and buy nuclear power for themselves.

與此同時，海灣國家決定，出售日漸稀少的石油為自己購買核電是可行的。

This year, with the global economy desiccating by the day, liquidity is scarcer still.

今年，隨著全球經濟日漸萎縮，流動性也越發短缺。

One good Husband is worth two good Wives; for the scarcer things are the more they're valued.

一個好丈夫抵上兩個好妻子，物以稀為貴。

It could make a big difference at a time when the population is growing, farming costs are rising, and water is becoming scarcer.

當人口在增長，耕作成本提高，水變得更短缺，這種方法就意義重大了。

To avoid similar credit crises in the future, thrift must replace leverage and scarcer capital has to be invested more productively.

為避免今后發生類似的信貸危機，必須以節儉取代舉債行為，更為稀缺的資金必須進行更具生產性的投資。

Food is scarcer now thanks to market liberalisation, which helped to cut excess production and lower stocks.

由于市場自由化削減了過剩的糧食產量并且降低了糧食存貨，目前糧食出現了短缺。

Yet most are still more concerned that the economy could yet nosedive as credit becomes scarcer.

不過，大多數人所關注的仍然是在信貸較困難的情況下，經濟可能還會暴跌。

But others say continued demand from China in coming years and falling ore grades mean supply will become scarcer.

但其他人稱，未來數年中國持續不斷的需求，以及鐵礦石級別下降，意味著供應將緊俏。

Some want new production curbs imposed immediately to make milk scarcer and thus more expensive.

一些奶農甚至希望新的產品抑制物能馬上出現，使牛奶變得稀有，從而賣價更高。

In many places water is becoming scarcer . Treating it as a right makes the scarcity worse.

在很多地方水資源非常稀少，再把它當做一項權利會使水源本已稀缺的情況變得更加糟糕。

Could that change as populations grow, climates change and water becomes ever scarcer?

隨著人口增長、氣候變化以及水資源日益稀少，上述情形會否發生變化呢？

This shows an interesting aspect of human nature. The scarcer something is, the more highly people tend to value it.

這項研究說明了人類天性中極為有趣的一面：人們往往認為越稀罕的東西價值就越高。

As they hoard capital in response, credit is rapidly becoming both scarcer and more expensive.

作為對策，銀行開始囤積資金，信貸很快就變得更加稀缺和昂貴。

It is widely believed that it came from animals and humans sharing ever scarcer water.

人們普遍認為，霍亂是因人與動物共用越來越少的水所致。

(Condition of 4) psychedelic covet: Scarcer , have occasionally brief photism, phonism persecutes with messier, unfixed covet.

幻覺妄想狀態：較少見，偶有短暫的幻視、幻聽和較零亂、不固定的迫害妄想等。

Yet in many farming regions, water is scarce and likely to get scarcer as global warming worsens.

然而，許多務農區水資源缺乏，并很有可能隨著全球變暖的加劇更加缺乏。

and it will mean scarcer and costlier loans for Italian companies, which in turn may slow economic growth and hamper debt repayment.

對意大利的公司來說，這將意味著很難貸到款且貸款成本太高，反過來，這會導致經濟放緩，債務清償困難。

Moreover, bank lending has become scarcer as European banks boost their capital buffers.

此外，由于歐洲的銀行開始增加緩沖資本金，銀行貸款正變得更為稀少。

In the mid-1880s, aluminum was a semi-precious metal, scarcer than silver.

在1880年代中期，鋁是半貴重金屬，比銀要稀少。

With jobs scarcer and the pound weak, Britain is a less attractive destination and some migrants are returning home.

由于工作難找，英鎊疲軟，英國對于移民吸引力下降，一些人回到自己原來的國家。

The Pentagon is focusing scarcer defense dollars on ways to counter the kinds of weapons China is now building.

五角大樓在聚焦中國沒有被計入的一部分國防預算正在建造。

What could be scarcer or more precious than love?

有什么比愛更稀有，更珍貴的嗎？

Clean water has become scarce and will become even scarcer with the onset of climate change.

清潔飲水已經成為稀缺資源，而且隨著氣候變化的到來將變得更加稀缺。

Jobs for the young were getting scarcer even before the crash.

對于年輕人來說工作崗位甚至比金融危機前更加稀缺。