scarcer

英 [ˈskeəsə]

美 [ˈskɛrsər]

adv.  勉强; 刚; 几乎不; 简直不
adj.  缺乏的; 不足的; 稀少的
scarce的比较级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 缺乏的;不足的;供不应求的
  If something isscarce, there is not enough of it.
  1. Food was scarce and expensive...
     食物供不应求，而且价格昂贵。
  2. Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce.
     工作机会越来越少。
  3. ...the allocation of scarce resources.
     对稀缺资源的分配
• PHRASE (通常为避开难事或僵局)躲开，溜走，回避
  If youmake yourself scarce, you quickly leave the place you are in, usually in order to avoid a difficult or embarrassing situation.
  1. It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce.
     你最好回避一下。

双语例句

• The problem is that it would be a fundamental retreat from the concept of a single market and would be a serious constraint on the most effective use of bank capital in Europe at a time when capital is scarcer than ever.
  问题是，这将是单一市场理念的一次根本倒退，并在资本比以往任何时候都稀缺之际，在欧洲严重限制对银行资本的最有效利用。
• The growing popularity of sushi and sashimi around the world has led to greater competition for scarcer supplies of tuna, particularly from emerging markets such as China and Russia.
  金枪鱼资源本来就稀少，而随着寿司和生鱼片在全球日益受到欢迎，各国对愈加稀缺的金枪鱼供应展开了更为激烈的竞争，特别是中国和俄罗斯等新兴市场。
• And it requires something far scarcer than money-thinking and risk-taking.
  而且它需要的是比金钱更难得的东西&思考和冒险。
• The shift has particularly benefited the price of coking coal, used for steelmaking and much scarcer than thermal coal, which fires power plants.
  这一变化尤其推高了炼焦煤的价格，炼焦煤用于炼钢，比用于燃煤电厂的动力煤稀缺得多。
• Professionally produced content, however, is likely to become much scarcer for those unwilling to pay for it.
  不过，对于不愿意付费的用户来说，专业内容可能会变得非常稀少。
• Relatively, gold becomes scarcer and men are willing to exchange more commodities for a given amount of it& in other words, prices fall and the deflation is on.
  相对而言，黄金变得更加稀有，人们愿意用更多的商品换取一定数量的黄金&换句话说，商品价格开始下跌，通货紧缩开始出现。
• The big western oil companies are trying to expand through acquisitions and investment, but the opportunities do so are becoming scarcer.
  大型的西部石油公司想通过收购或者投资来扩大规模，但是可以这么做的机会变的越来越小。
• Food is scarcer now thanks to market liberalisation, which helped to cut excess production and lower stocks.
  由于市场自由化削减了过剩的粮食产量并且降低了粮食存货，目前粮食出现了短缺。
• To avoid similar credit crises in the future, thrift must replace leverage and scarcer capital has to be invested more productively.
  为避免今后发生类似的信贷危机，必须以节俭取代举债行为，更为稀缺的资金必须进行更具生产性的投资。
• Higher production costs and scarcer supplies will tend to raise prices, so that workers can buy less with the same dollar wages;
  生产成本上升、供应减少，这些将迫使产品的价格上涨，劳工以同样的工资能买的东西因而更少了；