➡ See also the entry for limited1另见limited条第1义scarce ♦︎ low ♦︎ in short supply ♦︎ short ♦︎ few and far betweenThese words all describe sth that does not exist in many places or in large numbers.这些词均表示稀少的、不足的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆resources are scarce / low / in short supply / short◆food is scarce / low / in short supply / short◆time / money is scarce / short■scarceskeəs; NAmEskersnot easily available; not available in the amounts that you need稀少的;不足的;缺乏的◆Land suitable for building on is scarce.建筑用地稀缺。◆This is a criminal waste of scarce resources.这样浪费稀缺资源真是罪过。ⓘ Scarce can also describe animals, birds or plants that only exist in small numbers in a particular area. It is used especially in the phrases getting/becoming scarce/scarcer, usually to suggest how bad this change is, rather than to say how interesting the animal, etc. is. * scarce也可用来形容某地的动物、鸟类或植物,指现存数量少,尤用于短语be getting/becoming scarce/scarcer(变得越来越稀缺),通常表示这种变化多么糟糕,而不是说该物种多么有趣◆Butterflies are getting scarcer and scarcer in industrialized areas.在工业化地区,蝴蝶越来越稀少了。◆This species is extremely scarce.OPPplentifulⓘ If sth is plentiful it is available or exists in large amounts or numbers. * plentiful表示数量很多或大量存在◆There was always a plentiful supply of food.那时候食品供应总是很充裕。◆In those days jobs were plentiful.那时候工作很好找。 see also scarcity ⇨ lack■low [not before noun] having a reduced amount or not enough of sth数量减少;不足◆The reservoir was low after the long drought.久旱之后水库的水位下降了。◆Our supplies are running low(= we have only a little left).我们的供给快用尽了。◆They were low on fuel.他们的燃料快耗尽了。■in ˌshort supˈply
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scarce稀少;缺乏;不足◆Basic foodstuffs were in short supply.基本食物紧缺。◆Shelter and warm clothing are in very short supply.容身之所和寒衣严重不足。■short [not before noun] scarce稀少;不足;缺乏◆When food was short they used to pick berries in the woods.过去食物短缺时,他们经常去树林里采摘浆果。◆He felt his time was running short(= becoming short).他感觉时间不够用。 see also shortage ⇨ lackNOTE辨析 Which word?Short is used especially to talk about time and money. Low is used especially to talk about your own supplies of sth when you have not much left. Scarce and in short supply are used to talk about resources that are not generally available. Scarce is the only word that can be used before a noun. * short尤用来修饰time和money,指时间和金钱不足;low尤指自己的某种供应品所剩无几;scarce和in short supply指资源的稀缺。只有scarce可用于名词前◆a waste of low/short resources■ˌfew and ˌfar beˈtween
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not existing in large numbers; not happening often稀少;稀疏;不常发生◆Well-paid acting jobs are few and far between.很少有高薪的演出工作。◆There were some inspired moments in the performance, but these were few and far between.演出中有些精彩瞬间,只是太少了。ⓘ Few and far between is usually used to talk about sth that you wish there were more of, or happened more often, although it can also be used when you are glad that sth is rare. * few and far between通常指希望某事物更多或更常出现,但也可用于某事物少而让人高兴的情形◆Disappointments were few and far between.令人失望的事很少发生。
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