dearth

英 [dɜːθ]

美 [dɜːrθ]

n.  缺乏; 不足

IELTSGRE

BNC.18535 / COCA.14013

牛津词典

noun

• 缺乏；不足
  a lack of sth; the fact of there not being enough of sth
  1. There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
     关于这个课题缺乏可靠资料。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 缺乏;不足
  If there isa dearth ofsomething, there is not enough of it.
  1. ...the dearth of good fiction by English authors.
     英国作家写的优秀小说少之又少

英英释义

noun

• an insufficient quantity or number
  Synonym:paucity
• an acute insufficiency
  Synonym:famineshortage

双语例句

• Consider the three ingredients for recession: a credit crunch, tighter fiscal policy and a dearth of confidence.
  衰退的三个要素分别是：信用崩溃、更加紧缩的财政政策，以及信心的死亡。
• By contrast, its investment banking rivals have been shedding staff as the dearth of deals and the freeze in credit markets prompted them to cut costs.
  相比之下，其投行业务的竞争对手一直在裁减员工，因为交易不足和信贷市场冻结促使他们减少成本。
• Turns out, the advertising innovation promising better tracking actually suffers from a dearth of reliable public data.
  事实上，尽管这项广告创新技术意味着广告客户能更好地追踪客户，但它却缺乏可靠的公共数据。
• Such TV sets are already selling faster than the dearth of 3D content would suggest.
  3D电视机的销售速度已经超过了3D电视内容的贫乏所暗示的速度。
• Observers of the US political scene complain about a dearth of leadership.
  美国政坛的观察家抱怨美国政界缺乏领导力。
• Given the dearth of renminbi-denominated financial assets available offshore, most investors have few options besides low-yielding deposits.
  鉴于离岸市场上以人民币计价的金融资产少之又少，除了低收益的存款之外，大部分投资者的选择很少。
• The most plausible explanation lies in a glut of savings and a dearth of good investment projects.
  最合理的解释是储蓄过剩和缺乏良好的投资项目。
• We have no dearth of potential.
  我们并不缺乏潜力。
• In sum, technology has given us this surfeit of calories and dearth of energy expenditure.
  总而言之，技术给了我们过高的热量，又减少了能量支出。
• Immigrants struggle with differences in language and culture, and a dearth of contacts outside their own communities.
  移民要克服语言和文化差异，他们与自身社区以外的接触很少。