scarcity
scarcity
英[ˈskeəsəti]美[ˈskersəti]
n.不足，缺乏，稀少，萧条；
复数：scarcities;
例句
The scarcity of skilled workers is worrying the government.熟练工人的缺乏困扰着*府。
The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought.水果供不应求是由于干旱造成的.
a time of scarcity物资短缺时期
Their price depended almost entirely on their scarcity.它们的价格几乎完全取决于它们的稀有程度。
In South Asia, the Himalayan glaciers could retreat causing water scarcity.在南亚, 喜马拉雅山冰河的倒退造成了水荒.
The finiteness of natural resources determines its scarcity.自然资源的有限性决定了资源的稀缺性.
Already the hospitals were worrying about the scarcity of quinine, calomel, opium, chloroform and iodine.各个医院已经在为缺乏奎宁 、 甘汞 、 鸦片 、 哥罗仿、碘酒等等而发愁.
But global warming is bound to accentuate the scarcity , say experts.而且,全球暖化现象还会加速缺水问题的恶化.
...an ever increasing scarcity of water.水资源的日益匮乏
This scarcity is inevitable in less developed countries.这一匮乏在欠发达国家不可避免。
英语六级真题
Inflation, resource scarcity, reduced personnel levels and budget cuts have all underscore the need for better coordination in organizations.
出自-2015年12月听力原文柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-VAR
缺乏;不足;稀少
If there is a scarcity of something, there is not enough of it for the people who need it or want it.
例句
...an ever increasing scarcity of water.水资源的日益匮乏英汉词典释义
n.
缺乏；不足；稀少
The scarcity of skilled workers is worrying the government.熟练工人的缺乏困扰着*府。英英词典释义
Noun
1. a small and inadequate amount
行业词典
法律： 短缺；
