(1)短缺的，不足的(insufficient to meet a demand or requirement)：～resources/supplies 資源短缺/供應(yīng)不足;Food and fuel/Qualified workmen were～. 食品和燃料/合格的工人很短缺?！纪絯anting;〖反〗plentiful，abundant;
(2)稀有的，罕見的(seldom found;rare)：Real old houses/Very old stamps are now～. 現(xiàn)在真正的古老房屋/非常老的郵票很罕見。Bold eagles are fairly～in North America. 在北美禿鷹已經(jīng)相當(dāng)稀少了。〖同〗 rare，exceptional;〖反〗common;
make oneself scarce 悄悄地走(溜)掉(infml)：As soon as his mother-in-law arrived，he made himself～. 他岳母一到，他立即就溜掉了。
→′scarcity n 短缺，不足;′scarcely adv;
【辨異】scarce與rare的區(qū)別見RARE。