scarce

美音：[skers] 英音：[skeə(r)s]

简单释义：

adv.勉强；刚；几乎不；简直不

adj.缺乏的；不足的；稀少的

网络稀有的；罕见的

变形：

比较级：scarcer 最高级：scarcest

完整释义：

adj.

1.缺货,短缺的,稀缺的
2.缺乏的;稀少的
3.〔用作表语[主词补语]〕(生活必需品)缺乏,不足
4.稀罕,稀少;稀有的
5.匮乏,贫乏的;很少的,不多的
6.稀有的,罕见的,珍贵的,难得的
7.少见的
8.回避

adv.

1.几乎没有

例句：

When he sits alone at a scarce moment, silhouette of the coir raincoat turns up clearly, staying adamantly at one corner of his mind.
当他在难得的寂静时分一个人端坐，蓑衣的影子就清晰地显现出来了，在脑海的某个角落里难以拂去。
A fine example of these early notes turned up in this small hoard of 113 scarce specimens.
这些早期纸币的典范出现，在这113个样本稀少的小储藏。
But jobs were scarce, and what I got instead was a gig pumping go-juice near the town of Brewer.
但工作很难找到，结果我在布鲁尔城附近找到了一份给快艇抽油的工作。
Since much of the cost of higher education is forgone earnings, its advantages are even clearer at a time when jobs are scarce.
因为许多高等教育的代价是放弃收入，因此在这么一个工作稀缺的年代高等教育的优势就愈加明显了。
With details scarce for now, analysts struggle to understand Google's move into a highly competitive business in which it has no experience.
由于目前还未获悉细节，分析人士难以理解：谷歌为何要进军一个竞争异常激烈而自身毫无经验的市场。
No doubt that this occupies a unique landscape of scarce resources, villa, villa of the king, unmatched.
不容置疑，这种占据得天独厚稀缺景观资源的别墅，是别墅中的王者，无可媲美。
Suffice to say, jobs are scarce and with no guarantee of security, there's little to encourage young graduates to stay.
那就可以这样说，伊拉克的工作稀缺，而且没有安全保证，那么年轻人很难留在本国工作。
In the long run, at least, higher prices should trigger supply increases, and see scarce resources used more efficiently.
至少从长期而言，价格上涨应会导致供应增加，同时稀缺资源得到更为有效的利用。

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