词汇 | scarce |
释义 | scarceUK:*/ˈskɛərs/US:/skɛrs/ ,(skârs)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 scarce adj (lacking)缺乏的;不足的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。usage: ‘scarce’Scarce is an adjective. If something is scarce, very little of it is available.Good quality land is scarce.The desert is a place where water is scarce. scarce adj (rare)罕见的;稀少的Jobs for life are scarce these days.现在终生职位很少见。 其他翻译 scarce adv literary (scarcely)勉强;几乎不William could scarce believe his eyes when a ghostly figure appeared before him. 复合形式: make yourself scarce v expr informal (go away, disappear)溜走;悄悄离开I need to talk to your mother in private, so could you make yourself scarce for half an hour? |
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