| 单词 | dearth |
| 释义 | dearth (once / 3059 pages) n If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it. A dearth of cupcakes is unfortunate, but a dearth of nutritious food is a serious problem. Dearth is an Old English noun formed from the adjective deore, "precious, costly," and the noun-forming suffix -th. Though the relationship of dearth meaning "lack, insufficient amount" to the adjective dear is not so obvious, it is still easy to imagine that something precious is probably also in short supply. Dearth is used almost exclusively in the phrase "a dearth of." WORD FAMILYdearth: dearths USAGE EXAMPLESThere seems to be a dearth of people with consumer experience in the Washington, D.C. region, though I think that is changing a bit. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) There’s an irreverence to it that there’s an absolute dearth of on, say, Instagram. The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016) The dearth of homes for sale is frustrating buyers. Washington Post(Dec 12, 2016) 1n an insufficient quantity or number Syn|Hyper paucity scarceness, scarcity a small and inadequate amount 2n an acute insufficiency Syn|Hyper famine, shortage deficiency, lack, want the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable |
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