稀缺 meaning in English
scarcity
Examples
- Fuelwood is becoming too expensive to buy and too scarce to gather .
薪材日益昂贵和稀缺，既买不起又拣不到。 - The central concern of economics is expressed in the concept of scarcity .
经济学关心的中心问题是以稀缺的概念表示出来的。 - Physical capital is a scarce resource in rich and poor countries alike .
不论是在富国还是在穷国，物质资本都是一种稀缺的资源。 - Economics must still contend with scarcity as a basic fact of life .
经济学仍然必须和稀缺相周旋，把稀缺当作生活中一种基本的事实。 - Costs, not physical scarcity, are the only economic test of a shortage of natural resources .
自然资源匮乏的唯一经济判断是成本，而不是实物的稀缺。