scarce
adjective uk/skeəs/ us/skers/
C1 难得的，稀有的，罕见的
not easy to find or get
Food and clean water were becoming scarce. 食物和洁净的水越来越少了。
scarce resources 稀缺资源
Opposites: abundant copiousplentiful
- More examples
- With jobs so scarce, many young people have nothing to do.
- In wartime, food is often scarce.
- Research evidence in this area is scarce.
- scarce water resources
- Details are still scarce.
Idiom
make yourself scarceidiom informal （为避免麻烦）避开，溜走
to go away from a difficult situation in order to avoid trouble
Dad's really angry with you, so you'd better make yourself scarce. 爸爸很生你的气，你最好躲着他一点。
scarce
adverb literary old-fashioned uk/skeəs/ us/skers/
几乎没有
almost not
I could scarce believe my eyes. 我几乎不能相信我的眼睛。
Synonyms: barelyhardlyjust scarcely