单词scarce
adv.: 勉强；刚；几乎不；简直不
adj.: 缺乏的；不足的；稀少的
网络: 稀有的；罕见的
缺乏的；不足的；稀少的:
if sth isscarce , there is not enough of it and it is only available in small quantities
躲开；回避；溜走:
to leave somewhere and stay away for a time in order to avoid an unpleasant situation
勉强；刚；几乎不；简直不:
only just; almost not
几乎没有
回避
少见的
稀有的,罕见的,珍贵的,难得的
匮乏,贫乏的;很少的,不多的
稀罕,稀少;稀有的
〔用作表语[主词补语]〕(生活必需品)缺乏,不足
缺乏的;稀少的
缺货,短缺的,稀缺的
比较级：scarcer
最高级：scarcest
adj.+n.:
scarce resource,scarce goods,scarce supply,scarce commodity
adj.in short supplylimitedinadequateinsufficientscant
adj.abundantcommon
The authors drew on an economic principle to explain the finding: The more value we assign to our time, the scarcer it seems to us.
该文作者借鉴了经济原则来解释这一发现：分给时间的价值越多，在我们看来，时间就会显得越少。
The big western oil companies are trying to expand through acquisitions and investment, but the opportunities do so are becoming scarcer.
西方的石油大公司在尝试通过并购和投资来扩张，不过这样的机会已经越来越少。
How much scarcer could I be?
我还缺什么啊？
Inevitably India will now be able to direct more of its scarcer domestic uranium to its military needs.
不可避免的，印度目前将能够将其国内为数不多的铀直接用于军事用途了。
The scarcer the security you want to swap, the lower the interest rate you pay for the cash, known as the repo rate.
你想要掉期（swap）的债券越稀缺，你为借取使用的现金付出的利率就越低，这个利率就是所谓的回购利率（reporate）。
It may be a long way from the Rift Valley, a tribal tinderbox where jobs are scarce and land even scarcer, to the tidy streets of The Hague.
也许从东非大裂谷，一个部落的火药桶，在那里工作是稀少的，而土地更为荒凉，到海牙熙熙攘攘的大街有很长的路程。
With money scarcer, those governments that do not spend it well will find themselves subject to popular protests.
由于经费不足，无法砸大钱投入选战的那些政府将发现自己屈从于老百姓的抗议。
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。
Farming is possible only in valleys fed by glacial runoff, and these are becoming scarcer as glaciers disappear due to warming.
农业只能在那些有冰川流水的村庄发展，但是这些地方因为全球变暖导致的冰川融化而越来越困难。
Dearer, scarcer credit is not the only reason.
稀少的信贷不是唯一的原因。