scarce

adj.(形容詞)缺乏的,罕見的 not much or many compared with what is wanted; hard to find; not common

比較級: scarcer最高級: scarcest名詞: scarceness

基本介紹

• 外文名：scarce
• 英式音標：skeəs
• 美式音標：skers
• 形容詞意思：缺乏的；不足的；稀少的；罕見的
• 副詞：勉強

詳細釋義

adj.(形容詞)

1. 缺乏的
   
2. 稀有的
   
3. 不足的
   
4. 珍貴的
   
5. 稀少的
   
6. 罕見的
   
7. 難得的
   
8. 短缺的
   
9. 稀缺的
   
10. 貧乏的
    
11. 很少的
    

adv.(副詞)

1. 幾乎不
   
2. 簡直不
   
3. 幾乎沒有
   
4. <古><書>僅僅
   

英英釋義

Adjective:

1. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand;
   "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"
   

Adverb:

1. only a very short time before;
   "they could barely hear the speaker"
   "we hardly knew them"
   "just missed being hit"
   "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"
   "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"
   

雙語例句

用作形容詞 (adj.)

1. Food and fuel were scarce in this region.
   這地區食物和燃料都很缺乏。
   
2. Firewood is scarce in many parts of the world.
   世界上很多地區都缺乏木材。
   
3. Food commands a higher price when it is scarce.
   食物(供應)不足時，售價較高。
   
4. As Singapore is a small island, land is scarce.
   新加坡是一個小島,土地稀有。
   
5. Good fruit is scarce in winter and costs a lot.
   好的水果冬天難得見到，而且價格昂貴。
   
6. The food was scarce during the war.
   戰爭期間食物短缺。
   

用作副詞 (adv.)

1. I could scarce believe my eyes.
   我幾乎不敢相信自己的眼睛。
   

常見短語

用作形容詞 (adj.)

• make oneself scarce
  
• 〈口〉走開,溜走go away; avoid others
  As soon as his mother-in-law arrived, he made himself scarce. 他岳母一到,他便溜走了。
  

辭彙搭配

• make oneself scarce溜走
  
• scarce metal稀有金屬
  
• scarce currency稀有貨幣, 稀少貨幣...
  
• scarce goods稀缺商品
  
• scarce of缺乏
  
• scarce currency clause國際貨幣基金協定關於...
  
• scarce commodity稀缺商品
  

詞義辨析

adj.(形容詞)

• scarce, rare
  
• 這兩個詞都可表示“不可多得的”。scarce指暫時不可多得無珍貴的含意；rare強調稀有、珍貴。
  

詞源解說

• ☆ 直接源自古法語的scars，意為少稀的。
  

經典引文

Stocks fell..the exchange turned, money became scarce.

出自：Disraeli

近反義詞

【同義詞】

• rare
  

【反義詞】

• abundant　ample　plentiful　
  

臨近單詞

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