scarce
英 [skeəs]
美[skɛrs]
- adj. 缺乏的，不足的；稀有的
- adv. 仅仅；几乎不；几乎没有
词组搭配
make oneself scarce
(informal)leave a place, especially so as to avoid a difficult situation
(非正式)逃避，溜走
make (oneself) scarce【非正式用语】
To stay away; be absent or elusive.
躲开：不露面；不出现或避开
To depart, especially quickly or furtively; abscond.
溜走，悄悄离开：离开，尤指快速地或鬼鬼祟祟地；潜逃
双语例句
- 1. In some places maps are scarce, and are often crudely produced.
- 有些地方很少有地图，而且通常绘制得都很粗糙。
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- 2. Why is full-frontal male nudity still so scarce in films?
- 为什么男性正面全裸的镜头在电影里还是如此少见呢？
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- 3. It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce.
- 你最好回避一下。
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- 4. Fresh food is so scarce that prices have rocketed.
- 新鲜食物非常匮乏，导致价格猛涨。
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- 5. Scarce water resources are shared between states who cannot trust each other.
- 稀有的水资源被两个互不信任的国家所共享。
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