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单词

scarce

读音
skers
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词根

与 "scarce" 同根的单词有 "scarcity",表示稀缺,与 "scarce" 的意义相近。

释义

adj. 缺乏的,不足的;稀有的 adv. 仅仅;几乎不;几乎没有 [ 比较级 scarcer或more scarce 最高级 scarcest或most scarce ]

例句

Food was scarce and expensive.
食物匮乏而且昂贵。
Food was becoming scarce.
食物越来越紧缺。
Fresh food is so scarce that prices have rocketed.
新鲜食物如此稀缺以致价格飞涨。

强化记忆

可以将 "scarce" 与 "scar"(疤痕)联系起来。疤痕是伤口愈合后留下的痕迹,通常是一种不足,一种缺陷,所以可以通过这种联系,帮助记住这个单词。"Scarce" 这个单词在英语中应用广泛,它派生自中古英语的 "scares",源于古法语的 "escars",意思为切割或不足。

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Scary future,scarce foodand no opportunities to change their situation.
and they are taking care of scarce capital, scarce cashand scarce resources.And it seems to me that we have actually two kinds of capitalism.
during which our ancestors evolved,calories were scarce,and there was nothing to anticipate
Number two: a declining populationmeans scarce labor.Scarce labor drives wages.
and suggest that these things are managed communally,and they are taking care of scarce capital, scarce cashand scarce resources.
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