| 单词 | scarcity |
| 释义 | scarcity (once / 1411 pages) n If there is a cupcake scarcity in your kitchen, there are hardly any cupcakes around, and you're not sure that any will be appearing any time soon. The noun scarcity comes from the adjective scarce, which means "restricted in quantity or availability." So scarcity is the state of there being very little of something. During a war when shipping gets interrupted, there might be a fuel scarcity, pushing people to carpool or ride bikes instead of driving. If you're in a room full of super boring people, you might say there's a scarcity of good conversation. WORD FAMILYscarcity: scarcities+/scarce: scarcely, scarceness, scarcer, scarcest, scarcity USAGE EXAMPLESThe recent scarcity of tech offerings is likely to work in Snap’s favor. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) In addition, there was no explosion upon impact, pointing to a scarcity of fuel. Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) Officials also noted that there was no explosion upon impact, pointing to a scarcity of fuel. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) n a small and inadequate amount Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper scarceness abundance, copiousness, teemingness the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply dearth, paucity an insufficient quantity or number infrequency, rareness, raritynoteworthy scarcity deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency lack of an adequate quantity or number |
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