词组短语
同近义词辨析
shortage, absence, scarcity, lack, want
这组词都有“缺乏，不足”的意思，其区别是：
shortage指不足，但侧重达不到规定的，需要的或已知应有的数量。
absence指某物根本不存在或完全短缺，或某人虽存在，但未到现场。
scarcity指产量不足或缺乏某物难以应付或满足需要。
want指完全或短缺某物，侧重缺少之物是必需的东西。使用范围比lack窄些。
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
- There is a scarcity of trained staff.
缺乏受过训练的人员。 - This scarcity of non-grain foods exists not only in Sichuan but in many other places as well.
不仅是四川，还有好多地方都有这个缺乏副食品的问题。 - The factory is in frequent scarcity of raw materials.
这个工厂经常原料不足。 - Higher prices are often a symptom of scarcity.
高价往往是短缺的信号。 - The possiblility of our wining is scarcity.
我们取胜的可能性很小。
权威例句
Environment, Scarcity, and ViolenceEnvironment, Scarcity, and ViolenceThe end of spectrum scarcityEnvironment, Scarcity, and Violence:The Coming Anarchy: How ScarcityWorld water and food to 2025: dealing with scarcity.Global land use change, economic globalization, and the looming land scarcity.Phytoplankton in the ocean use non-phosphorus lipids in response to phosphorus scarcity.Alston, Julian M., George W. Norton, and Philip G. Pardey. Science Under Scarcity: Principles and Practice for Agricultural Research...Habitat fragmentation in the temperate zone. In M. E., Soule editor. Conservation Biology: the science of Scarcity and Diversity.
