/skeəs ||; skɛrs/adj not existing in large quantities; hard to find 不足的；缺乏的；稀有的:
Food for birds and animals is scarce in the winter. 冬天时鸟和动物都没有足够的食物。 [OPP] plentiful 反义词为plentiful➔scarcity /ˈskeəsəti ||; ˈskɛrsətɪ/ noun [C,U] (plural scarcities) (a) scarcity of food/jobs/resources 食物╱工作╱资源短缺