Because leisure time is relativelyscarce for most workers, people use their free time to counterbalance the intellectual and emotional demands of their jobs.
由于休闲时间对大多数工人来说相对缺乏，人们利用他们的空闲时间来平衡工作的智力和情感需求。
2017英语二
"fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"
"they could barely hear the speaker"
"we hardly knew them"
"just missed being hit"
"had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"
"would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"
1.缺乏的;不足的;供不应求的
If something isscarce, there is not enough of it.
e.g. Food wasscarce and expensive...
食物供不应求，而且价格昂贵。
e.g. Jobs are becoming increasinglyscarce.
工作机会越来越少。
2.(通常为避开难事或僵局)躲开，溜走，回避
If youmake yourself scarce, you quickly leave the place you are in, usually in order to avoid a difficult or embarrassing situation.
e.g. It probably would be a good idea if you made yourselfscarce.
你最好回避一下。
1. 缺乏的：scar 疤痕 |scarce 缺乏的 |scarcely 几乎没有
2. scarce在线翻译
2. 稀有的：vital 重要的 |scarce 稀有的 | watch 看守
3. 缺乏的, 不足的, 稀有的, 不充足的：yamasol 一种外用杀虫剂 |scarce 缺乏的, 不足的, 稀有的, 不充足的 | wing play 边锋战术
稀缺资源
Details of the accident are scarce.事故的详细情况了解不多。
Food was becoming scarce.食物越来越紧缺。
I can scarce remember him.我几乎想不起他了。
Food was scarce and expensive...食物供不应求，而且价格昂贵。
Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce.工作机会越来越少。
It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce.你最好回避一下。
In those days, food was scarce, and we had to fight with hunger.在那些日子里, 食品匮乏, 我们不得不与饥饿作斗争.
Money is scarce with them.他们缺钱.
It is made of scarce resources and therefore more of it is preferred.它是以稀有资源来制造的,因此人们想要得到更多.
Systems like these are becoming more attractive as fresh water is becoming more scarce and expensive.在新鲜水变得越来越少越来越贵的情况下,这样的系统越发引人注目.
Real old houses are now scarce.真正的古老房屋现在已经不多了.
When there are people around, you'd better make yourself a little scarce.附近有人时, 你最好避开一点.
Unfortunately, geophagy is also practiced to avoid hunger pains when other food is scarce.遗憾的是, 一旦其他食物缺乏,人们也吃土以避免挨饿之苦.
Considering economic problem, many people also choose to reduce scarce range , about feeling to become weak.考虑到经济问题, 不少人也选择减少见面, 导致感情变淡.
Smiles, unlike sandwiches, might be scarce in the snow this year.微笑, 与三明治不同, 在今年的雪景中或许很稀缺.
Wireless spectrum resource is becoming increasingly scarce with the rapid development of wireless communications services.随着无线通信业务的迅猛发展,无线频谱资源显得越来越匮乏.
It is not easy to deduce a conclusion the available since they are quite scarce.现有事实数量不足,难以从中推断出结论.
Food commands a higher price when it is scarce.食物(供应)不足时,售价较高.
Eggs are scarce and expensive this month.这个月鸡蛋又少又贵.
If food is scarce it's no use complaining; we shall just have to pull in our belts.如果食物短缺,抱怨也没有用, 我们只能勒紧裤腰带.
This kind of material is rather scarce.这种原料较缺.
The food was scarce during the war.战争期间食物短缺.
scarce resources稀缺资源
Bear in mind that petrol stations are scarce in the more remote areas.要牢记一点：在比较偏远的地方加油站很少见。
Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce.工作机会越来越少。
In some places maps are scarce, and are often crudely produced.有些地方很少有地图，而且通常绘制得都很粗糙。
Stocks fell..the exchange turned, money became scarce.
出自：DisraeliBecause leisure time is relativelyscarce for most workers, people use their free time to counterbalance the intellectual and emotional demands of their jobs.
由于休闲时间对大多数工人来说相对缺乏，人们利用他们的空闲时间来平衡工作的智力和情感需求。
2017英语二
