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
词态变化
比较级: scarcer;最高级: scarcest;
中文词源
scarce 稀少的，不足的
来自古诺斯法语 scars,稀少的，稀疏的，来自通俗拉丁语*scarsus 减少的，缩小的，过去分 词形式于拉丁语 excerpere,拔出，来自 ex-,向外，-cerp,拔，割，词源同 excerpt,harvest.
英英释意
- 1. not enough; hard to find;
- "meat was scarce during the war"
- 2. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand;
- "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"
英文词源
- scarce
- scarce: [13] Scarce comes via Anglo-Norman scars, earlier escars, from Vulgar Latin *excarpsus ‘picked out’, hence ‘rare’. This was the past participle of *excarpere, an alteration of classical Latin excerpere ‘picked out. select’ (source of English excerpt [17]). And excerpere was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and carpere ‘pluck’ (source of English carpet and related to harvest).
=> carpet, excerpt, harvest - scarce (adj.)
- c. 1300, "restricted in quantity," from Old North French scars "scanty, scarce" (Old French eschars, Modern French échars) from Vulgar Latin *scarsus, from *escarpsus, from *excarpere "pluck out," from classical Latin excerpere "pluck out" (see excerpt). As an adverb early 14c. from the adjective. Phrase to make oneself scarce "go away" first attested 1771, noted as a current "cant phrase." Related: Scarcely.
考试真题
- In college, time is scarce, and consequently, very precious.
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- In some cases, water is so scarce that farmers break open sewage pipes transporting waste to local rivers.
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- A snack bar producer discovered that the supply of purely grass-fed Bison met was scarce.
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- The report found that although some king penguins may be able to relocate to new breeding grounds closer to their retreating food source, suitable new habitats would be scarce.
2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
- However, they have real impacts, as they result in misguided use of scarce resources.
2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
- When he reads of the threatening foreign situation, the mounting national debt, rising taxes, falling market, scarce housing, and cancer.
2015年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文
- These days, because leisure time is relatively scarce for most workers, people use their free time to counterbalance the intellectual and emotional demands of their jobs.
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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
实用场景例句
- scarce resources
- 稀缺资源
牛津词典
- Details of the accident are scarce.
- 事故的详细情况了解不多。
牛津词典
- Food was becoming scarce.
- 食物越来越紧缺。
牛津词典
- I can scarce remember him.
- 我几乎想不起他了。
牛津词典
- Food was scarce and expensive...
- 食物供不应求，而且价格昂贵。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce.
- 工作机会越来越少。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce.
- 你最好回避一下。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- In those days, food was scarce, and we had to fight with hunger.
- 在那些日子里, 食品匮乏, 我们不得不与饥饿作斗争.
期刊摘选
- Money is scarce with them.
- 他们缺钱.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- It is made of scarce resources and therefore more of it is preferred.
- 它是以稀有资源来制造的,因此人们想要得到更多.
期刊摘选
- Systems like these are becoming more attractive as fresh water is becoming more scarce and expensive.
- 在新鲜水变得越来越少越来越贵的情况下,这样的系统越发引人注目.
期刊摘选
- Real old houses are now scarce.
- 真正的古老房屋现在已经不多了.
期刊摘选
- When there are people around, you'd better make yourself a little scarce.
- 附近有人时, 你最好避开一点.
期刊摘选
- Unfortunately, geophagy is also practiced to avoid hunger pains when other food is scarce.
- 遗憾的是, 一旦其他食物缺乏,人们也吃土以避免挨饿之苦.
期刊摘选
- Considering economic problem, many people also choose to reduce scarce range , about feeling to become weak.
- 考虑到经济问题, 不少人也选择减少见面, 导致感情变淡.
期刊摘选
- Smiles, unlike sandwiches, might be scarce in the snow this year.
- 微笑, 与三明治不同, 在今年的雪景中或许很稀缺.
期刊摘选
- Wireless spectrum resource is becoming increasingly scarce with the rapid development of wireless communications services.
- 随着无线通信业务的迅猛发展,无线频谱资源显得越来越匮乏.
期刊摘选
- It is not easy to deduce a conclusion the available since they are quite scarce.
- 现有事实数量不足,难以从中推断出结论.
期刊摘选
- Food commands a higher price when it is scarce.
- 食物(供应)不足时,售价较高.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Eggs are scarce and expensive this month.
- 这个月鸡蛋又少又贵.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- If food is scarce it's no use complaining; we shall just have to pull in our belts.
- 如果食物短缺,抱怨也没有用, 我们只能勒紧裤腰带.
《简明英汉词典》
- This kind of material is rather scarce.
- 这种原料较缺.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The food was scarce during the war.
- 战争期间食物短缺.
《简明英汉词典》
- scarce resources
- 稀缺资源
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Bear in mind that petrol stations are scarce in the more remote areas.
- 要牢记一点：在比较偏远的地方加油站很少见。
柯林斯例句
- Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce.
- 工作机会越来越少。
柯林斯例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句