"scarce" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 稀少
• 缺乏

Definition

如果某物是稀少的，表示它很難得到，數量非常少。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

『Scarce』屬於較正式及書面語用法，常見於新聞或論文，例如『資源稀少』。通常搭配『資源』、『水』、『糧食』等詞，不用來形容人。

Examples

Clean water is scarce in the desert.

沙漠中乾淨的水很**稀少**。

Jobs are scarce during a recession.

經濟衰退期間，工作機會很**稀少**。

Food can become scarce after a natural disaster.

自然災害後食物可能會變得很**稀少**。

Affordable housing is scarce in big cities these days.

現在大城市的經濟型住房很**稀少**。

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

乾旱時期，市場上的新鮮蔬菜很**稀少**。

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

如果你想避開那個會議，你必須讓自己**消失**。