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小词详解 | dearth
dearth 英 [dɜːθ] 美 [dɜːrθ]
But then they discover that there is no getting around complex tax laws, a dearth of engineers and fragmented markets.
但它们随后就发现无法绕开税法复杂、工程师严重紧缺、市场破碎等问题。
——《经济学人》There has been no dearth of feeling around the horseshoe table of the Security Council in recent days.
最近,联合国安理会的马蹄形会议桌上不乏各种情绪。
——《纽约时报》
[名词] 缺乏或缺少某物
主食匮乏造成价格上涨。别怕还价,现在是卖方市场。他们愿意为这样的货物出最高价格。
A dearth of staple foods caused the prices to go up. Don't be afraid to haggle: for the moment, it's a seller's market. They're prepared to pay top whack for goods like this.
They all admired to see the foresaid riches in such dearth of money as was herebefore.
在座者均知彼素来拮据,故见此巨款,均惊异不止。
scarcity: the state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage shortfall: a deficit of something required or expected shortage: a state or situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient amounts