"scarce" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 稀少
• 缺乏

Definition

如果某物是稀少的，表示它的数量很少，难以获得。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Scarce” 属于较正式的用法，常用于书面或学术表达，如“水资源稀少”、“资源短缺”。常与“water”、“food”、“resources”等词搭配，不用于形容人本身。

Examples

Clean water is scarce in the desert.

沙漠里清洁的水很**稀少**。

Jobs are scarce during a recession.

经济衰退期间，工作机会很**稀少**。

Food can become scarce after a natural disaster.

自然灾害后食物可能会变得很**稀少**。

Affordable housing is scarce in big cities these days.

如今大城市里的经济适用住房很**稀少**。

During the drought, fresh vegetables were scarce at the market.

干旱期间，市场上的新鲜蔬菜很**稀少**。

You'll need to make yourself scarce if you want to avoid that meeting.

如果你想避开那个会议，你得让自己变得**稀少**。