scarce
翻译
稀缺的, 缺乏的, 罕见的
例句
Food and clean water were becoming scarce.
食物和清洁水变得稀缺。
Skilled workers are scarce in this area.
这个地区熟练工人很稀缺。
语法模式
((sth.)) is scarce （某物）是稀缺的 Food and clean water were becoming scarce.
近义词
同义词: rare (稀有的), uncommon (不常见的); 反义词: abundant (丰富的), plentiful (大量的)
词源
源自古诺曼法语 'scars'（不足的），来自通俗拉丁语词根，意为“摘出，挑选”。
记忆技巧
某些资源是如此的“稀缺(scarce)”，这很“吓人(scary)”。