scarce

adjective

/skeəs/

/skers/

(comparative scarcer, superlative scarcest)

Idioms

if something is scarce, there is not enough of it and it is only available in small quantities缺乏的；不足的；稀少的
- scarce resources稀缺资源
- Details of the accident are scarce.事故的详细情况了解不多。
- Food was becoming scarce.食物越来越紧缺。
- Money was extremely scarce after the war.战后资金极为匮乏。
- Skilled workers were becoming increasingly scarce.技术工人越来越稀缺。
- Butterflies are getting scarcer and scarcer in industrialized areas.在工业化地区，蝴蝶越来越稀少了。
- Land suitable for building on is scarce.建筑用地稀缺。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘restricted in quantity or size’, also ‘mean’): from a shortening of Anglo-Norman escars, from a Romance word meaning ‘plucked out, selected’.

Idioms

make yourself scarce

(informal) to leave somewhere and stay away for a time in order to avoid an unpleasant situation躲开；回避；溜走
- I could see he was annoyed so I made myself scarce.我看得出他很生气，所以我躲开了。

scarce

adverb

/skeəs/

/skers/

(literary)

only just; almost not勉强；刚；几乎不；简直不 synonym scarcely (1)
- I can scarce remember him.我几乎想不起他了。
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘restricted in quantity or size’, also ‘mean’): from a shortening of Anglo-Norman escars, from a Romance word meaning ‘plucked out, selected’.

词汇	scarce
释义	scarce adjective /skeəs/ /skers/ (comparative scarcer, superlative scarcest) Idioms if something is scarce, there is not enough of it and it is only available in small quantities缺乏的；不足的；稀少的 scarce resources稀缺资源 Details of the accident are scarce.事故的详细情况了解不多。 Food was becoming scarce.食物越来越紧缺。 Money was extremely scarce after the war.战后资金极为匮乏。 Skilled workers were becoming increasingly scarce.技术工人越来越稀缺。 Butterflies are getting scarcer and scarcer in industrialized areas.在工业化地区，蝴蝶越来越稀少了。 Land suitable for building on is scarce.建筑用地稀缺。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb extremely fairly very … 词源Middle English (in the sense ‘restricted in quantity or size’, also ‘mean’): from a shortening of Anglo-Norman escars, from a Romance word meaning ‘plucked out, selected’. Idioms make yourself scarce (informal) to leave somewhere and stay away for a time in order to avoid an unpleasant situation躲开；回避；溜走 I could see he was annoyed so I made myself scarce.我看得出他很生气，所以我躲开了。 scarce adverb /skeəs/ /skers/ (literary) only just; almost not勉强；刚；几乎不；简直不 synonym scarcely (1) I can scarce remember him.我几乎想不起他了。词源Middle English (in the sense ‘restricted in quantity or size’, also ‘mean’): from a shortening of Anglo-Norman escars, from a Romance word meaning ‘plucked out, selected’.
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