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scarcity

noun
🔊/ˈskeəsəti/
🔊/ˈskersəti/
[uncountable, countable]
(plural scarcities)
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  1. if there is a scarcity of something, there is not enough of it and it is difficult to obtain it 缺乏；不足；稀少synonym shortage
    • a time of scarcity物资短缺时期
    • a scarcity of resources资源短缺
    Extra Examples
    • In times of scarcity, lions will travel great distances in search of food.在食物短缺时，狮子会到很远的地方觅食。
    • Old properties in the town have acquired a scarcity value.城里的老房子变得物以稀为贵。
    • There is a great scarcity of food in the drought-stricken areas.旱灾地区食品严重短缺。
    • The job was made more difficult because of a scarcity of data.由于缺乏数据资料，这项工作难度更大了。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • growing
    • increasing
    • …
    scarcity + noun
    • value
    preposition
    • scarcity of
    phrases
    • in times of scarcity
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