scarce
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UK scarce adj: (lacking)
SC 缺乏的 quē fá de
SC 不足的 quē fá de ，bù zú de
New parts for machinery are scarce, so the locals have to cannibalize old machines for spares.
机器的新零件不足，当地居民只能从旧机器上拆取零件备用。
scarce adj: (rare)
SC 罕见的 hǎn jiàn de
TC 罕見的
TC 罕見的
SC 稀少的 hǎn jiàn de ，xī shǎo de
Jobs for life are scarce these days.
现在终生职位很少见。
scarce adv: literary (scarcely)
SC 勉强 miǎn qiǎng
TC 勉強
TC 勉強
SC 几乎不 miǎn qiǎng ，jī hū bù
TC 幾乎不
TC 幾乎不
William could scarce believe his eyes when a ghostly figure appeared before him.
make yourself scarce v expr: informal (go away, disappear)
SC 溜走 liū zǒu
SC 悄悄离开
I need to talk to your mother in private, so could you make yourself scarce for half an hour?