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scarcity noun ADJECTIVE | SCARCITY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgreat 严重短缺growing, increasing 日渐／日趋短缺relative 相对短缺artificial 人为造成的短缺food, land, resource, water 食物短缺；土地稀缺；资源稀缺；水荒SCARCITY + NOUNvalue 稀缺价值◆Old properties in the town have acquired a scarcity value.城里的老房子变得物以稀为贵。PREPOSITIONscarcity of ⋯的匮乏◆There is a great scarcity of food in the drought-stricken areas.旱灾地区食品严重短缺。PHRASESin times of scarcity 在短缺时期◆In times of scarcity, lions will travel great distances in search of food.在食物短缺时，狮子会到很远的地方觅食。 |