单词 | scarce |
释义 | adjective | adverb scarcescarce1 /skɛrs/ ●●○ adjective 1if food, clothing, water, etc. is scarce, there is not enough of it available: Water is always scarce in these parts. scarce oil resources Natural gas is in scarce supply. → see Word Choice at rare2make yourself scarce informal to leave a place, especially in order to avoid a bad situation [Origin: 1200–1300 Old North French escars, from Vulgar Latin excarpsus pulled out] adjective | adverb scarcescarce2 adverb literary scarcely |
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