Word · Frequency #6882
scarce
稀少的；不足的；供不应求的
rare; not enough to meet demand
- 1.
Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.
稀有的,罕见的,不足的
- 2.
deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
数量或数目不足以满足需求
- 3.
Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); used with of.
供应不足的；缺乏的(与 of 连用)
缺乏的；不足的；稀有的,罕见的,不足的；数量或数目不足以满足需求；供应不足的；缺乏的(与 of 连用)；难得的
In use
During the drought, water became scarce.
Tickets for the concert are scarce, so we should buy them soon.
As the winter approached, fresh vegetables grew scarcer.
fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought
be scarce
scarce常作表语，表示‘缺乏、不足’。
Food is scarce in the region.
该地区食物短缺。
scarce + noun
作定语时，通常修饰抽象或具体名词。
Scarce resources must be used wisely.
稀缺资源必须明智使用。
make oneself scarce
非正式短语，意为‘溜走、躲开’。
Connections
Collocations
- scarce resources
- 稀缺资源
- The government must allocate scarce resources efficiently.政府必须高效分配稀缺资源。
- scarce commodity
- 稀缺商品
- Clean water is a scarce commodity in many regions.清洁水在许多地区是一种稀缺商品。
- scarce supply
- 供应短缺
- During the drought, the supply of food became scarce.干旱期间，食物供应变得短缺。
- scarce food
- 食物匮乏
- The refugees survived on scarce food rations.难民靠匮乏的食物配给生存。
- scarce water
- 水资源稀缺
- In arid climates, water is often scarce.在干旱气候中，水常常是稀缺的。
- become scarce
Learner notes
Memory Tip
scarce 谐音 '死磕死'，资源稀缺让人不得不死磕。
Context & Register
日常和正式语境均适用，表示资源或物品供不应求。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No perfect rhymes found. The listed words share the -arce spelling pattern (farce) or similar endings (-erce, -ierce, -orce, -arse) but differ in vowel sound: /ɛ/ in scarce vs /ɑ/ in farce, /ɜ/ in coerce, /ɪ/ in pierce, /ɔ/ in force, /ɑ/ in sparse.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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