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scarce
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
scarcer; scarcest
scarcer; scarcest
Learner's definition of SCARCE
[also more scarce; most scarce]
: very small in amount or number : not plentiful缺乏的；不足的
- Food was getting scarce during the drought.旱灾期间，食物日渐匮乏。
- scarce resources稀缺资源
make yourself scarce
informal : to leave so that you will not be seen in a certain place回避；溜走
- You'd better make yourself scarce before my parents get home.在我父母回到家之前，你最好消失。
— scarceness
noun [noncount]- The scarceness [=scarcity] of the metal made it valuable.这种金属因稀缺而变得贵重。
2 scarce /ˈskeɚs/ adverb
2 scarce
/ˈskeɚs/
adverb
Learner's definition of SCARCE
literary
: almost not at all : scarcely or hardly仅仅；几乎不；简直不
- I could scarce believe what I was hearing.我简直不敢相信自己的耳朵。
scarcer; scarcest
scarceness noun
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Adjective Food was getting scarce during the drought. food was a bit scarce last winter Adverb I could scarce believe what I was hearing.
Recent Examples on the Web
Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022 Data on how much business and first class cabin bookings have increased is scarce, since most airlines keep such specifics confidential. Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2022 Folks on the narrow island bike to work because everything’s close, gas is expensive and parking is scarce. Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 The water industry knows how to address the neglect, and money is needed, but experience shows that leadership and workforce capacity go far even when money is scarce. WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Riney helped lead the five-hospital health system and its 33,000 employees through the coronavirus pandemic, diversifying Henry Ford’s supply chain problems when masks, gloves and gowns were scarce, and through staffing challenges. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2022 The restaurant on Northlake Boulevard is a clam’s throw from the town of Westlake, Loxahatchee Groves, the Acreage and golf-and-country-club Ibis — a food desert where retail stores and restaurants are scarce. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 And auto makers and retailers enjoyed hefty profit margins when goods were scarce and Americans were spending robustly. Christopher Rugaber, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022 After World War I, jobs were scarce and income for many families in Kentucky was low. courier-journal.com, 6 Sep. 2022 See More
Adjective
However, if patients don’t respond to these treatments, additional therapy options are scarce. Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022 Data on how much business and first class cabin bookings have increased is scarce, since most airlines keep such specifics confidential. Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2022 Folks on the narrow island bike to work because everything’s close, gas is expensive and parking is scarce. Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 The water industry knows how to address the neglect, and money is needed, but experience shows that leadership and workforce capacity go far even when money is scarce. WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Riney helped lead the five-hospital health system and its 33,000 employees through the coronavirus pandemic, diversifying Henry Ford’s supply chain problems when masks, gloves and gowns were scarce, and through staffing challenges. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2022 The restaurant on Northlake Boulevard is a clam’s throw from the town of Westlake, Loxahatchee Groves, the Acreage and golf-and-country-club Ibis — a food desert where retail stores and restaurants are scarce. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 And auto makers and retailers enjoyed hefty profit margins when goods were scarce and Americans were spending robustly. Christopher Rugaber, ajc, 7 Sep. 2022 After World War I, jobs were scarce and income for many families in Kentucky was low. courier-journal.com, 6 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English scars, from Anglo-French eschars, escars narrow, stingy, deficient, from Vulgar Latin *excarpsus, literally, plucked out, past participle of Latin excerpere to pluck out — more at excerpt
First Known Use
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adverb
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of scarce was in the 14th century Phrases Containing scarce
adjective
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