英语词汇“dearth”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	dearth
释义	Trends of dearth View usage for: dearth (dɜːʳθ) singular noun If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it. ...the dearth of good fiction by English authors. [+ of] Synonyms: lack, want, need, absence More Synonyms of dearth dearth in British English (dɜːθ) noun an inadequate amount, esp of food; scarcity Word origin C13: derthe, from dēr dear dearth in American English (dɜrθ) noun 1. Obsolete costliness; dearness 2. scarcity of food 3. any scarcity or lack Word origin ME derth < dere: see dear & -th1 Examples of 'dearth' in a sentence dearth There is so much expectation on him because the dearth of quality elsewhere is enormous. The Sun (2013) The dearth of information only adds to the distress. The Sun (2013) Conspiracy theories and political point scoring have filled the void left by the dearth of solid information. Times, Sunday Times (2015) England had few options given the dearth of spin bowlers in the county game. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Given the dearth of goals elsewhere in this misfiring midfield he could be promoted sooner than he thinks. Times, Sunday Times (2009) First, there is a dearth of reliable information about this most secretive of regimes. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Almost 800 passengers remain missing with families increasingly upset by the dearth of information. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Given the dearth of England centres he must at some stage come into the international reckoning. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Despite their huge popularity, there was a dearth of scientific evidence for any actually helping to battle the bulge. The Sun (2016) For once, it is not a dearth of international quality, but a surfeit. Times, Sunday Times (2013) That is important given a dearth of high-profile home-grown brands in these territories. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The committee's work was hampered by a dearth of reliable information, with no single body able to speak for the industry. Times, Sunday Times (2013) (noun) in the sense of lack Definition an inadequate amount a dearth of resources Synonyms lack Despite his lack of experience, he got the job. want The men were daily becoming weaker for want of rest. need absence In the absence of a will, the courts decide who the guardian is. poverty a poverty of ideas shortage There's no shortage of ideas. deficiency They did tests for signs of vitamin deficiency. famine The severity of the drought led to famine. inadequacy the inadequacy of the water supply scarcity an ever-increasing scarcity of water paucity (formal) the paucity of information insufficiency Anaemia is due to insufficiency of iron. sparsity scantiness exiguousness Additional synonyms in the sense of absence Definition the fact of being without something In the absence of a will, the courts decide who the guardian is. Synonyms lack, defect, deficiency, default, deprivation, omission, scarcity, want, need, shortage, dearth, privation (formal), unavailability, nonexistence in the sense of deficiency Definition a lack or shortage They did tests for signs of vitamin deficiency. Synonyms lack, want, deficit, absence, shortage, deprivation, inadequacy, scarcity, dearth, privation (formal), insufficiency, scantiness in the sense of famine Definition a severe shortage of food The severity of the drought led to famine. Synonyms hunger, want, starvation, deprivation, scarcity, dearth, destitution Nearby words of dearth dear dearest dearly dearth death death knell deathblow Synonyms of 'dearth' dearth Explore 'dearth' in the dictionary
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