scarcity

/ˈskɛərsɪti/ /ˈskærsɪti/

Meanings

noun

稀缺，不足。

The condition of something being scarce or deficient

Examples :

"The scarcity of parking spaces near the school made it difficult for students to find a spot. "

学校附近停车位的稀缺使得学生们很难找到停车的地方。

noun

缺乏，稀缺，不足

An inadequate amount of something; a shortage

Examples :

"a scarcity of grain"

粮食的短缺

economy business finance demand amount

Related Words

condition noun

/kənˈdɪʃən/

条件, 前提.

"The condition for getting a raise at work is meeting your quarterly targets. "

在公司，获得加薪的条件是达到你的季度目标。

parking verb

/ˈpɑːkɪŋ/ /ˈpɑɹkɪŋ/

停车，泊车

"I parked the drive heads of my hard disk before travelling with my laptop."

旅行携带笔记本电脑前，我先停止了硬盘磁头的工作。

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

学生，学员

"He is a student of life."

他是一个在人生中不断学习的人。

shortage noun

/ˈʃɔːrtɪdʒ/ /ˈʃɔːrtɪdʒ/

短缺，不足.

"There was a shortage of pencils in the classroom, so students had to share. "

教室里的铅笔短缺，所以学生们不得不合用。

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

school noun

/skuːl/

鱼群，（海豚等的）群。

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

潜水员们遇到了一大群鲭鱼。

deficient adjective

/dɪˈfɪʃənt/

缺乏, 不足.

"The student's knowledge of grammar was deficient, making it hard for her to complete the writing assignments. "

这个学生语法知识不足，导致她很难完成写作作业。

spaces noun

/ˈspeɪsɪz/

时间，间隔

"Example Sentence: "The schedule includes short spaces between classes for students to move to their next room." "

课程表上课间有短暂的休息时间，方便学生们去下一间教室。

inadequate noun

/ɪnˈædəkwɪt/

不胜任者，能力不足的人

"The inadequate showed up late to every class, making it hard to keep up with the course material. "

这个不胜任者每节课都迟到，很难跟上课程进度。

amount noun

/əˈmaʊnt/

总量，总数.

"The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis."

大气污染的总量威胁着一场健康危机。

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

使 затруднить，使复杂，为难

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

新软件上那些复杂的说明让我无法按时完成项目。

scarce adjective

/ˈskɛəs/ /ˈskɛɚs/

稀少的，罕见的，不足的

"Fresh fruit was scarce at the market this week. "

这周市场上新鲜水果很稀少。