scarce
听听怎么读
英 [skeəs]
美 [skers]
是什么意思
缺乏的,罕见的;
勉强;仅仅;几乎不;简直不
双语释义
adj.(形容词)
- 缺乏的,罕见的 not much or many compared with what is wanted; hard to find; not common
英英释义
scarce[ skεəs ]
- adj.
- not enough; hard to find
"meat was scarce during the war"
- deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
"fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"
- not enough; hard to find
- adv.by a small margin
"had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"
同义词:barelyhardlyjustscarcely
学习怎么用
词组短语
scarce resources稀有资源
同近义词辨析
rare, scarce
rare形容长期缺少从而珍贵的东西。
scarce形容暂时缺乏从而不足的
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- Food and fuel were scarce in this region.
这地区食物和燃料都很缺乏。 - Firewood is scarce in many parts of the world.
世界上很多地区都缺乏木材。 - Food commands a higher price when it is scarce.
食物(供应)不足时,售价较高。 - As Singapore is a small island, land is scarce.
新加坡是一个小岛,土地稀有。 - Good fruit is scarce in winter and costs a lot.
好的水果冬天难得见到,而且价格昂贵。
用作副词(adv.)
- I could scarce believe my eyes.
我几乎不敢相信自己的眼睛。
权威例句
Statistical analysis of vertebrate sequences reveals that long genes are scarce in GC-rich isochoresRacial differences in the elderly's use of medical procedures and diagnostic testsAssessing physicians' estimates of the probability of coronary artery disease: the influence of patient characteristicsParticipation of patients 65 years of age or older in cancer clinical trials.The Participation of Patients 65 Years of Age or Older in Cancer Clinical TrialsEmployer Drug Benefit Plans and Spending on Prescription DrugsLewis JH, Kilgore ML, Goldman DP, et al. Participation of patients 65 years of age or older in cancer clinical trialsSurvival of Medicare patients after enrollment in hospice programs.Line probe assay for rapid detection of drug-selected mutations in the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase geneUsing Medicare claims for outcomes research.