scarcity
英 ['skeəsɪtɪ]
美['skɛrsəti]
- n. 不足;缺乏
考试真题
- As my colleague Vann Newkirk reported, Puerto rico is still confronting economic and structural destruction and resource scarcity from 2017's Hurricane Maria.
2019年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
- Inflation, resource scarcity, reduced personnel levels and budget cuts have all underscore the need for better coordination in organizations.
出自-2015年12月听力原文
- Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world, and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people.
2014年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
双语例句
- 1. This scarcity is inevitable in less developed countries.
- 这一匮乏在欠发达国家不可避免。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Their price depended almost entirely on their scarcity.
- 它们的价格几乎完全取决于它们的稀有程度。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. a time of scarcity
- 物资短缺时期
来自《权威词典》
- 4. The scarcity of skilled workers is worrying the government.
- 熟练工人的缺乏困扰着政府.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought.
- 水果供不应求是由于干旱造成的.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》