scarcity
稀缺
常用释义
英音[ ˈskeəsəti ]
美音[ ˈskersəti ]
变形
复数:
scarcities
基本释义
- n. 不足，缺乏
考试频率
四级
考频：近五年出现2次
- n. 不足; 缺乏
六级
考频：近五年出现1次
- n. 不足; 缺乏
考研
考频：近六年出现1次
- n. 不足; 缺乏
例句
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1·This scarcity is inevitable in less developed countries.在欠发达国家这种匮乏是不可避免的。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·Either food scarcity or excessive hunting can threaten a population of animals.食物短缺或过度捕猎都可能威胁到动物的数量。
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3·In the wild, these birds store food for retrieval later during periods of food scarcity.在野外，这些鸟会储存食物以备日后食物短缺时再取用。
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4·If the group faces food scarcity, individuals in the group will reach reproductive maturity later than otherwise.如果这个群体面临食物短缺的困难，那么这个群体中的个体将比其他群体更晚达到生殖成熟。
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5·My Farmers' Cyclopedia of 1912 tells me that mangel-wurzel means, roughly translated from German, "root of scarcity".我的《1912年的农民百科全书》告诉我，“mangel-wurzel”从德语粗略翻译过来的意思是“稀缺的根源”。
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6·Thanks to men like Curtice, "the bonds of scarcity" had been broken and America was rolling "to an all-time high of prosperity".多亏了 Curtice 这样的人，“资源稀缺的束缚”被打破，美国正走向“空前的繁荣”。
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7·This scarcity of biographical information is due primarily to his social position; he was not a noble, but the son of a leather trader.传记信息不足主要是由他的社会地位造成的：他不是贵族，而是一个皮革商人的儿子。
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8·Inflation, resource scarcity, reduced personnel levels and budget cuts have all underscored the need for better coordination in organizations.通货膨胀、资源短缺、人才水平降低和预算削减都突出了各组织中进行更好协作的必要性。
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9·One reason for the scarcity is that there are fairly few women in management in Norwegian companies—they occupy around 15% of senior positions.造成这种稀缺的一个原因是挪威公司管理层中女性相当少——她们占据了约15%的高级职位。
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10·We face a probable future of nuclear-armed states warring over a scarcity of resources; and that scarcity is largely the consequence of capitalism itself.我们所面对的未来，很可能是核武器大国为资源短缺而战；而这种短缺大部分是资本主义本身的结果。
网络释义
- water scarcity : 水短缺，水荒
同义词
同根词
词根：
scarce