| 释义 |
| | | | ADJ | | | | | /skeəs/ | | | | | | if something is scarce , there is not very much of it 不足的；缺乏的 | Fresh water and medicines were scarce in the flooded region. 洪灾区缺乏淡水和药品。 | | scarce natural resources 匮乏的自然资源 | | | PHRASE | | - | make yourself scarce
| | to stay away from a particular place in order to avoid a difficult or embarrassing situation | | （为避免困境或尴尬局面而）离开，溜走 | | | | Dad’ s on the war path – you’ d better make yourself scarce. 爸爸正在发火，你最好走开。 | | | | | | DERIVED WORD | | scarceness noun U | | | |