单词 | scarcity |
释义 | scarcity['skɑ:siti]n. 缺乏, 不足, 缺少【经】 缺乏, 不足 scarcity scar.ci.ty AHD: [skâr“s¹-t¶] D.J. [6ske*s!ti8]K.K. [6skWrs!ti]n.(名词) 【复数】 scar.ci.ties 1. Insufficiency of amount or supply; shortage:数量或供应不足;短缺:“Having looked to Government for bread, on the first scarcity they will turn and bite the hand that fed them”(&b{Edmund Burke})“他们依靠政府给予面包,稍有不足他们将转身撕咬那只曾抚养他们的手”(埃德蒙·伯克)2. Rarity of appearance or occurrence:稀少,罕见:少见或很少出现:antiques that are valued for their scarcity.因罕见而值钱的古董 |
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