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单词 dearth
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dearthnoun [ S ]

uk/dɜːθ/us/dɝːθ/formal

an amount or supply that is not large enough:

a dearth of new homes in the region
Synonym

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Scarce, inadequate and not enough

  • be at a premium idiom
  • be thin on the ground idiom
  • deficiency
  • deficient
  • devoid
  • gold dust
  • late
  • long on sth and short on sth idiom
  • lousy
  • meagre
  • measly
  • mingy
  • nearly
  • rare
  • scarcity
  • shortage
  • shortfall
  • sparse
  • supply
  • thin

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dearthnoun [ U ]

us/dɜrθ/

an amount of something that is too small: a lack:

The region is suffering from a dearth of medical specialists.

dearthnoun [ S ]

uk/dɜːθ/us

a situation when there is not enough of something:

Human Resources managers complain that there is a dearth of talented candidates.
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