scarcity
英 [ˈskeəsəti]
美 [ˈskersəti]
n. 缺乏; 不足; 稀少
复数：scarcities
Collins.1 / BNC.15257 / COCA.9799
牛津词典
noun
- 缺乏；不足；稀少
if there is a scarcity of sth, there is not enough of it and it is difficult to obtain it- a time of scarcity
物资短缺时期 - a scarcity of resources
资源短缺
- a time of scarcity
柯林斯词典
- N-VAR 缺乏;不足;稀少
If there is ascarcity ofsomething, there is not enough of it for the people who need it or want it.- ...an ever increasing scarcity of water.
水资源的日益匮乏
- ...an ever increasing scarcity of water.
英英释义
noun
- a small and inadequate amount
双语例句
- Food scarcity will be a recurring problem in the future.
食物短缺将是未来不断出现的一个问题。 - Economics must still contend with scarcity as a basic fact of life.
经济学仍然必须和稀缺相周旋，把稀缺当作生活中一种基本的事实。 - However, these animation but because the TV channels of space constraints and the scarcity of hard ISBN released.
但这些动漫却由于电视频道空间和书号稀缺的限制而难以发表。 - This scarcity is inevitable in less developed countries.
这一匮乏在欠发达国家不可避免。 - One of the greatest threats to water security is simply scarcity, where demand outstrips supply.
对水安全的最大威胁之一就是缺水，即需求超出了供应。 - Absent scarcity and alternative uses of available resources, there is no economic problem.
如果没有短缺和替代利用现有资源，也没有经济问题。 - The reason for this is the scarcity of resources – and the demands that will be put on them.
其中的原因在于资源的稀缺性，以及对资源的需求。 - The social, political, and economic toll of water scarcity is enormous.
缺水导致的社会、政治和经济代价是巨大的。 - The first is rooted in scarcity and traditional power politics.
第一种来源于能源的稀缺和传统的强权政治。 - Prices have been pushed up by rising fuel costs as well as by scarcity.
粮食短缺和燃料价格的上涨也使粮价水涨船高。