中文翻译与英英解释 | adj. (scarcer; scarcest) 1.〔用作表语[主词补语]〕(生活必需品)缺乏,不足 (of)。 2.稀有的,罕见的,珍贵的,难得的。 短语和例子 We are scarce of provisions. 我们缺乏粮食。 a scarce book 珍本;难得的书。 scarce metals 稀有金属。 scarce times 市面萧条,困难时节。 make oneself scarce 〔口语〕悄悄走[躲]开;退避;溜掉;不露面。 adv. 〔古诗〕=scarcely.
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| deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"
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| only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats 同义词:barely, hardly, just, scarcely, barely, hardly, just, scarcely,
| | only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats 同义词:barely, hardly, just, scarcely, barely, hardly, just, scarcely,
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例句与用法 | 1. | Eggs are scarce and expensive this month . 本月蛋缺货且价昂。
| | 2. | I scarce uttered the quantity of a hundred words . 我说的话满打满算不到一百个字。
| | 3. | Scarce resources are socially valuable resources . 稀有的资源在社会上是贵重资源。
| | 4. | When a thing is scarce , it is precious . 物以稀为贵。
| | 5. | Strawberries are scarce this year . 今年草莓很少。
| | 6. | We are scarce of provisions . 我们缺乏粮食。
| | 7. | Despite continuing immigration, artisans were scarce . 尽管移民不断增加,但技工还是很缺乏。
| | 8. | My uncle toby had scarce a heart to retaliate upon a fly . 我的托比叔叔以难得的善良回报了一只苍蝇。
| | 9. | The ocean itself--that serene and tideless sea-lay scarce less hushed . 一平如镜的安宁的海面也十分静谧。
| | 10. | Fuelwood is becoming too expensive to buy and too scarce to gather . 薪材日益昂贵和稀缺,既买不起又拣不到。
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