形容詞：稀少的、缺乏的
常見搭配詞：
- be scarcer than
比…還稀缺
例句：Water is scarcer than oil in some regions.
在某些地區，水比油更稀缺。 - scarce resources
資源有限
例句：We need to manage our scarce resources efficiently.
我們需要有效地管理有限的資源。 - a scarce supply of something
…供應不足
例句：The city faced a scarce supply of clean water after the drought.
在乾旱之後，該城市面臨著乾淨水供應不足的問題。 - scarce opportunities
機會稀少
例句：In that era, there were scarce opportunities for women in professional fields.
在那個時代，專業領域中的女性機會很少。 - scarce evidence
證據不足
例句：The lawyer argued that there was scarce evidence against his client.
律師辯稱，缺乏對他的委託人不利的證據。 - scarce availability
稀缺性(量太少，幾乎無法取得)
例句：The scarce availability of the product made it even more desirable.
該產品的供應量少，使其更加吸引人。 - scarce food
食物短缺
例句：The villagers had to ration the scarce food during the long winter.
在漫長的冬季，村民們不得不對短缺的食物進行配給(對有限的食物進行定量配給)。
例句：
- Clean water is scarce in this region.
在這個地區，乾淨的水很稀少。 - Jobs became scarce during the economic downturn.
在經濟衰退期間，工作變得難找。 - Scarce resources led to intense competition among companies.
資源缺乏，導致公司間的激烈競爭。 - Due to overfishing, certain fish species have become scarce.
由於過度捕撈，某些魚類已經變得稀少。 - Good opportunities are scarce in this small town.
在這個小鎮上，沒什麼好的機會。 - Scarce rainfall affected the crops this year.
今年降雨稀少影響了農作物的收成。 - Tickets for the concert are scarce because of its popularity.
由於音樂會的受歡迎程度，票變得很難買。 - Knowledge about the ancient civilization is scarce.
關於這個古文明的知識很少。 - In the desert, vegetation is scarce.
沙漠裡，植被稀少。
同義詞：
- limited 有限的 adj. 指的是數量、範圍或程度上的限制。
例句：The resources we have are limited, so we need to use them wisely.
我們擁有的資源是有限的，所以我們需要明智地使用它們。 - rare 罕見的、稀有的 adj. 通常指某物不常出現或難以找到。
例句：It’s rare to see a blue moon in the sky.
在天空中看到藍月亮是很罕見的。 - sparse 稀疏的 adj. 在空間或範圍內分布不均或間隔較大。
例句：The forest has sparse vegetation due to the harsh climate.
由於氣候嚴酷，這片森林的植被很稀疏。 - infrequent 不經常的、稀少的 adj. 不常發生或出現。
例句：His visits to the town are infrequent, maybe once a year.
他去鎮上的次數並不多，也許一年一次。 - uncommon 不常見的、罕有的 adj. 超出常規或不是一般的情況。
例句：It’s uncommon to find this kind of artifact in this area.
在這個地區找到這種文物是很不常見的。
衍生字：
- scarcity 缺乏、稀少 n.
- scarcely 只剛、幾乎不 adv.
