| 释义 |
scarceBrE /skeəs/NAmE /skers/ adjective (scar·cer, scar·cest) if sth is scarce, there is not enough of it and it is only available in small quantities 缺乏的；不足的；稀少的◆scarce resources 稀缺资源◆Details of the accident are scarce. 事故的详细情况了解不多。◆Food was becoming scarce. 食物越来越紧缺。 ●ˌmake yourself ˈscarce(informal) to leave somewhere and stay away for a time in order to avoid an unpleasant situation 躲开；回避；溜走 scarceBrE /skeəs/NAmE /skers/ adverb(literary) only just; almost not 勉强；刚；几乎不；简直不◆I can scarce remember him. 我几乎想不起他了。 |