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

• 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。
• The result: a dearth of skills and knowledge to satisfy economic demand.
  这种情况导致的结果是：技术和知识工人严重缺乏，难以满足巴西经济的需要。
• Such TV sets are already selling faster than the dearth of 3D content would suggest.
  3D电视机的销售速度已经超过了3D电视内容的贫乏所暗示的速度。
• Low mineral prices were only partly to blame for the dearth of investment to finance exploration and development.
  矿产价格低是缺少对勘探和开发进行投资的部分原因。
• 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。
• In sum, technology has given us this surfeit of calories and dearth of energy expenditure.
  总而言之，技术给了我们过高的热量，又减少了能量支出。
• China's relative dearth of high-quality energy resources hinders its supply capability.
  中国优质能源资源相对不足，制约了供应能力的提高。
• Low interest rates and easy credit have given way to a dearth of liquidity and capital problems in the banks amid slowing global growth and trade.
  在全球增长和贸易日渐下滑的背景下，低利率和宽松的信贷导致各银行出现大量流动性和资本问题。
• There is a dearth of good restaurants in this area.
  这个地方缺乏好的餐馆。
• 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。