单词	scarcity
释义	English American Business scarcitynoun [ U ] uk/ˈskeə.sə.ti/us/ˈsker.sə.t̬i/ C2 a situation in which something is not easy to find or get: the scarcity of skilled workers Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Scarce, inadequate and not enough be at a premium idiom be thin on the ground idiom dearth deficiency deficient gold dust lacking late long on sth and short on sth idiom lousy meagre measly nearly rare scarce shortage shortfall sparse supply thin See more results » scarcitynoun [ C/U ] us/ˈskeər·sɪ·t̬i/ a lack of something: [ C ] A scarcity of flour makes bread, cake, and other baked goods more expensive. scarcitynoun [ S or U ] uk/ˈskeəsəti/us a situation in which something is not easy to find or get: a scarcity of sth There is a scarcity of skilled workers in the building sector.
随便看	distant distantly distaste distasteful distastefully distastefulness distemper distend distension distil distill distill distillate distillation distillation distilled distilled water distiller distillery distinct distinction distinctive distinctively distinctiveness distinctly