scarce meaning in English
adj.
(scarcer; scarcest)
1.〔用作表语[主词补语]〕(生活必需品)缺乏，不足 (of)。
2.稀有的，罕见的，珍贵的，难得的。
短语和例子
adv.
〔古诗〕＝scarcely.
Examples
- Eggs are scarce and expensive this month .
本月蛋缺货且价昂。 - I scarce uttered the quantity of a hundred words .
我说的话满打满算不到一百个字。 - Scarce resources are socially valuable resources .
稀有的资源在社会上是贵重资源。 - When a thing is scarce , it is precious .
物以稀为贵。 - Strawberries are scarce this year .
今年草莓很少。