scarce

缺乏的，不足的；稀有的英释adjadjif something is scarce, there is not very much of it available

仅仅；几乎不；几乎没有英释advadvscarcely

1 scarce resources,稀有资源

1 Food was often scarce in the winter..冬季常常粮食短缺。

2 There was fierce competition for the scarce resources ..对这些紧缺资源的争夺非常激烈。