scarcer

英 [ˈskeəsə]

美 [ˈskɛrsər]

adv.  勉强; 刚; 几乎不; 简直不
adj.  缺乏的; 不足的; 稀少的
scarce的比较级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 缺乏的;不足的;供不应求的
  If something isscarce, there is not enough of it.
  1. Food was scarce and expensive...
     食物供不应求，而且价格昂贵。
  2. Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce.
     工作机会越来越少。
  3. ...the allocation of scarce resources.
     对稀缺资源的分配
• PHRASE (通常为避开难事或僵局)躲开，溜走，回避
  If youmake yourself scarce, you quickly leave the place you are in, usually in order to avoid a difficult or embarrassing situation.
  1. It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce.
     你最好回避一下。

双语例句

• The problem is that it would be a fundamental retreat from the concept of a single market and would be a serious constraint on the most effective use of bank capital in Europe at a time when capital is scarcer than ever.
  问题是，这将是单一市场理念的一次根本倒退，并在资本比以往任何时候都稀缺之际，在欧洲严重限制对银行资本的最有效利用。
• And yet pure iron is scarcer than gold or diamonds.
  然而纯铁比黄金或金刚石还罕见。
• However, for those scarcer materials Chinese export restrictions were not fully effective, and small producers continued to sell to other countries in spite of the official curbs.
  然而，对于这些更为稀有的原料，中国的出口限制并不完全起效，尽管存在官方限制，但一些小型生产商继续将这些材料出售给其他国家。
• What could be scarcer or more precious than love?
  有什么比爱情更加稀缺和珍贵呢？
• Food is scarcer now thanks to market liberalisation, which helped to cut excess production and lower stocks.
  由于市场自由化削减了过剩的粮食产量并且降低了粮食存货，目前粮食出现了短缺。
• In sum, slower world economic growth and scarcer and costlier capital will mean a more difficult environment for developing countries.
  总之，世界经济增速放缓，资本更加稀缺且成本上升，这些意味着发展中国家将面临更困难的环境。在这种环境中，各国提升资源使用效率和提高生产率的努力至关重要。
• Moreover, bank lending has become scarcer as European banks boost their capital buffers.
  此外，由于欧洲的银行开始增加缓冲资本金，银行贷款正变得更为稀少。
• So safe assets are to become even scarcer.
  所以，安全资产将变得更紧缺。
• 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。
• The big western oil companies are trying to expand through acquisitions and investment, but the opportunities do so are becoming scarcer.
  大型的西部石油公司想通过收购或者投资来扩大规模，但是可以这么做的机会变的越来越小。