n.不足,缺乏;稀少;萧条;
例句:
The scarcity of food forced prices up.
食物短缺促使价格上涨.
The real cause is either a scarcity of goods or a surplus of money.
真正的原因是商品匮乏或货币过剩.
A language of plenty for a land of scarcity.
这是把一门富饶的语言放在了一片贫瘠的国土.