scarce
adj
adv
skeəs
adj
1
if
something
is
scarce,
there
is
not
very
much
of
it
available
不足的，缺乏的，稀少的
Food
was
often
scarce
in
the
winter.
冬天的时候常常会缺乏食物。
There
was
fierce
competition
for
the
scarce
resources
.
为了这些紧缺的资源竞争非常激烈。
2
make yourself scarce
to
leave
a
place,
especially
in
order
to
avoid
an
unpleasant
situation
[非正式] 〔为避免令人不快的情形而〕离开，溜走
informal
I
decided
it
was
time
to
make
myself
scarce.
我认为该是离开的时候了。
adv
3
scarcely
[文] 几乎不 （没有 ）
He
could
scarce
believe
it.
他几乎无法相信此事。