1.缺乏;不足;稀少
If there is ascarcity of something, there is not enough of it for the people who need it or want it.
e.g. ...an ever increasingscarcity of water.
水资源的日益匮乏
1. 短缺：自由主义者认为工业革命(industrial revolution)是如此成功地解决了短缺(scarcity)的问题以至于允许我们人口的爆炸性增长. 自从1800 年世界人口达到了十亿的数字,工业革命就带来了人类的曙光. 第二个十亿要比第一个十亿的到来快许多:1930年.
2. 稀少性：1.该种财货不具有资源稀少性(scarcity)特质. David Ricardo定义:某国虽然在两种产品之生产上皆具有绝对利益,但它在其中一种产品之生产上具有较小的机会成本,则称该国在此产品之生产上具比较利益,且於另一产品之生产上必定具比较不利益,
物资短缺时期
a scarcity of resources资源短缺
...an ever increasing scarcity of water.水资源的日益匮乏
Gold is valued not for its scarcity, but as a hedge against inflation.因为黄金的价值不在于其是一种稀缺资源, 而在于它在通货膨胀中的保值作用.
But there are risks to using false scarcity as a strategy.但是,使用短缺错觉这种营销策略是有风险的.
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.
A language of plenty for a land of scarcity.这是把一门富饶的语言放在了一片贫瘠的国土.
Is water scarcity being caused by climate change?水短缺是由气候变化引起的 吗 ?
In addition, excessive secretion of oil, water scarcity are also major factors.除此之外, 油脂分泌过盛 、 缺水也都是主要因素.
As demand? and prices? rise, a scarcity of fossil fuels will bring economic restructuring.随着需求增加和价格的上涨, 化石燃料的短缺将引发经济重组.
The real cause is either a scarcity of goods or a surplus of money.真正的原因是商品匮乏或货币过剩.
Singapore is a scarcity of land resources of the city state.新加坡是一个土地资源匮乏的城市型国家.
Strange diseases are known for their peculiarity, bizarreness and scarcity.怪病以奇特、怪异 、 罕见而得名.
The scarcity of food forced prices up.食物短缺促使价格上涨.
The nature of commodity is the characteristic of usefulness, scarcity, limit and exchange.商品的本质属性是有用性 、 稀缺性 、 有限性和交换性.
The traditional economics studies the inner laws of economic growth on the acknowledgement of resources scarcity.传统经济学在承认资源稀缺的前提下,研究经济增长的内部规律.
And scarcity will worsen with global warming, the central government warned in a directive.中央政府在指示中警告说,全球变暖对水资源枯竭起到恶化作用.
Planners are struggling to cut waste now to prevent scarcity later.计划制定者们正竭力减少目前的浪费,而避免以后缺水.
In periods of speedy progress, It'seems, stubborn reactionaries at least enjoy a certain scarcity value.看起来, 在快速进步时期.顽固的反动分子至少享受了一定的稀缺性价值.
Abundance One of the most common human fears is scarcity.知足常乐贫穷是人类最普遍的恐惧之一.
The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought.水果供不应求是由于干旱造成的.
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.
The scarcity of skilled workers is worrying the government.熟练工人的缺乏困扰着政府.
The scarcity of medals has also been blamed for the current shortage of American heroes.也有人认为,勋章的减少要归咎于现在美国英雄的短缺.
Network time has what economists call scarcity value.电视时间具有经济学家所谓的稀缺价值.
Absent scarcity and alternative uses of available resources, there is noeconomic problem.缺乏稀缺和现有资源的其他用途, 就没有经济学问题.
That would only betoken for us seven years of plenty and seven years of scarcity.那只是预示我们将有七年丰收和七年饥荒.
To be sure, we still face the economics of scarcity.是的, 我们依然面对稀缺经济.
For by that time the producers be ruined and a great scarcity be upon us.等不到那一天,生产厂商已经倒闭,大家只有陷入大短缺的恐慌之中.
a time of scarcity物资短缺时期
They'd been through scarcity before, and would always believe that something would turn up.
出自：P. MatthiessenThe growing scarcity..of water has generated heated arguments over water rights.
出自：Sciences
