scarcity

Word family adverbscarcelynounscarcenessscarcityadjectivescarce

scar·ci·ty /ˈskeəsəti $ ˈsker-/ noun [singular]

ENOUGH#a situation in which there is not enough of something 不足，短缺，稀少 SYN lack

scarcity of

the scarcity of employment opportunities

就业机会的短缺

Examples from the Corpus

scarcity• The debate about the depletion of the ozone layer has been so far hampered by a scarcity of data.• Moreover, they suffer from a scarcity of books, and from pedagogical methods that rely on the memorization of class lectures.• An independence based upon an abundance of goodwill may be found even where there are scarcities in power resources.• Further, the justification that channel scarcity requires the government to regulate the content of broadcasting no longer exists.• The world is entering a period of protein scarcity, the report says.• The scarcity of medical supplies was becoming critical.

单词	scarcity
释义	scarcity Word family adverbscarcelynounscarcenessscarcityadjectivescarce scar·ci·ty /ˈskeəsəti $ ˈsker-/ noun [singular] ENOUGH#a situation in which there is not enough of something 不足，短缺，稀少 SYN lack scarcity of the scarcity of employment opportunities 就业机会的短缺 Examples from the Corpus scarcity• The debate about the depletion of the ozone layer has been so far hampered by a scarcity of data.• Moreover, they suffer from a scarcity of books, and from pedagogical methods that rely on the memorization of class lectures.• An independence based upon an abundance of goodwill may be found even where there are scarcities in power resources.• Further, the justification that channel scarcity requires the government to regulate the content of broadcasting no longer exists.• The world is entering a period of protein scarcity, the report says.• The scarcity of medical supplies was becoming critical.
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