dearth

英 [dɜːθ]

美 [dɜːrθ]

n.  缺乏; 不足

IELTSGRE

BNC.18535 / COCA.14013

牛津词典

noun

• 缺乏；不足
  a lack of sth; the fact of there not being enough of sth
  1. There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
     关于这个课题缺乏可靠资料。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 缺乏;不足
  If there isa dearth ofsomething, there is not enough of it.
  1. ...the dearth of good fiction by English authors.
     英国作家写的优秀小说少之又少

英英释义

noun

• an insufficient quantity or number
  Synonym:paucity
• an acute insufficiency
  Synonym:famineshortage

双语例句

• There is a particular dearth of managers in sectors such as real estate, retail and infrastructure.
  在房地产、零售及基础设施领域，特别缺乏这样的管理人员。
• By contrast, its investment banking rivals have been shedding staff as the dearth of deals and the freeze in credit markets prompted them to cut costs.
  相比之下，其投行业务的竞争对手一直在裁减员工，因为交易不足和信贷市场冻结促使他们减少成本。
• This dearth of managers creates several risks.
  管理者的稀缺造成了一些风险。
• A dearth of childcare, financial insecurity and gloom about the future have all been blamed for the lack of children in Japan.
  儿童保育的缺乏、财政安全的不确定、以及对未来的忧虑都被归结于日本缺少儿童，因而被倍加指责。
• However, a dearth of infrastructure in Brazil portends higher prices before farmers there will sow new areas.
  但巴西基础设施建设不足，预示着价格的继续上涨可能会促使该国农民扩大种植面积。
• The most plausible explanation lies in a glut of savings and a dearth of good investment projects.
  最合理的解释是储蓄过剩和缺乏良好的投资项目。
• The dearth of reliable economic measures provoked a minor revolution.
  缺乏可靠的经济衡量指标引发了一场小型革命。
• We have no dearth of potential.
  我们并不缺乏潜力。
• Even bankers complain about a dearth of new technologies in which to invest.
  甚至连银行家都抱怨，可以投资的新科技寥寥无几。
• Observers of the US political scene complain about a dearth of leadership.
  美国政坛的观察家抱怨美国政界缺乏领导力。