scarcity
听听怎么读
英 [ˈskeəsəti]
美 [ˈskersəti]
是什么意思
不足,缺乏;稀少;萧条;
变形
复数:scarcities
英英释义
scarcity[ 'skεəsəti ]
- n.a small and inadequate amount
同义词:scarceness
学习怎么用
词组短语
water scarcity水短缺,水荒
同近义词辨析
shortage, absence, scarcity, lack, want
这组词都有“缺乏,不足”的意思,其区别是:
shortage指不足,但侧重达不到规定的,需要的或已知应有的数量。
absence指某物根本不存在或完全短缺,或某人虽存在,但未到现场。
scarcity指产量不足或缺乏某物难以应付或满足需要。
lack普通用词,指部分或完全的不足。
want指完全或短缺某物,侧重缺少之物是必需的东西。使用范围比lack窄些。
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
- There is a scarcity of trained staff.
缺乏受过训练的人员。 - This scarcity of non-grain foods exists not only in Sichuan but in many other places as well.
不仅是四川,还有好多地方都有这个缺乏副食品的问题。 - The factory is in frequent scarcity of raw materials.
这个工厂经常原料不足。 - Higher prices are often a symptom of scarcity.
高价往往是短缺的信号。 - The possiblility of our wining is scarcity.
我们取胜的可能性很小。
权威例句
Environment, Scarcity, and ViolenceEnvironment, Scarcity, and ViolenceThe end of spectrum scarcityEnvironment, Scarcity, and Violence:The Coming Anarchy: How ScarcityWorld water and food to 2025: dealing with scarcity.Global land use change, economic globalization, and the looming land scarcity.Phytoplankton in the ocean use non-phosphorus lipids in response to phosphorus scarcity.Alston, Julian M., George W. Norton, and Philip G. Pardey. Science Under Scarcity: Principles and Practice for Agricultural Research...Habitat fragmentation in the temperate zone. In M. E., Soule editor. Conservation Biology: the science of Scarcity and Diversity.