scarce

美音音标: [skeə(r)s] scarce
英音音标: [skeə(r)s] result.0.expl|add:"

同义
scarce
词性
a
解释
deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
示例
fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought

同义
just hardly barely scarce scarcely
词性
r
解释
only a very short time before
示例
we hardly knew them|had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open|would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave

同义
hardly barely scarce scarcely
词性
r
解释
almost not
示例
he hardly ever goes fishing|he was scarce sixteen years old|they scarcely ever used the emergency generator|I can hardly hear what she is saying|she barely seemed to notice him|we were so far back in the theater, we could barely read the subtitles