scarce

adjective

/skeəs/

/skers/

(comparative scarcer, superlative scarcest)

Idioms

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if something is scarce, there is not enough of it and it is only available in small quantities
- scarce resources
- Details of the accident are scarce.
- Food was becoming scarce.
Extra Examples
- Money was extremely scarce after the war.
- Skilled workers were becoming increasingly scarce.
- Butterflies are getting scarcer and scarcer in industrialized areas.
- Land suitable for building on is scarce.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘restricted in quantity or size’, also ‘mean’): from a shortening of Anglo-Norman escars, from a Romance word meaning ‘plucked out, selected’.

Idioms

make yourself scarce

(informal) to leave somewhere and stay away for a time in order to avoid an unpleasant situation
- I could see he was annoyed so I made myself scarce.

scarce

adverb

/skeəs/

/skers/

(literary)

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only just; almost not synonym scarcely (1)
- I can scarce remember him.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘restricted in quantity or size’, also ‘mean’): from a shortening of Anglo-Norman escars, from a Romance word meaning ‘plucked out, selected’.

单词	scarce
释义	scarce adjective /skeəs/ /skers/ (comparative scarcer, superlative scarcest) Idioms jump to other results if something is scarce, there is not enough of it and it is only available in small quantities scarce resources Details of the accident are scarce. Food was becoming scarce. Extra Examples Money was extremely scarce after the war. Skilled workers were becoming increasingly scarce. Butterflies are getting scarcer and scarcer in industrialized areas. Land suitable for building on is scarce. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘restricted in quantity or size’, also ‘mean’): from a shortening of Anglo-Norman escars, from a Romance word meaning ‘plucked out, selected’. Idioms make yourself scarce (informal) to leave somewhere and stay away for a time in order to avoid an unpleasant situation I could see he was annoyed so I made myself scarce. scarce adverb /skeəs/ /skers/ (literary) jump to other results only just; almost not synonym scarcely (1) I can scarce remember him. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘restricted in quantity or size’, also ‘mean’): from a shortening of Anglo-Norman escars, from a Romance word meaning ‘plucked out, selected’.
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