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

• 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。
• Immigrants struggle with differences in language and culture, and a dearth of contacts outside their own communities.
  移民要克服语言和文化差异，他们与自身社区以外的接触很少。
• This dearth of managers creates several risks.
  管理者的稀缺造成了一些风险。
• Hurt themselves when they would hurt you, So far your excellence their dearth outpaces.
  在伤害你的时刻，却伤害了他们自己，你的美丽至今无人企及。
• 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。
• Given the dearth of renminbi-denominated financial assets available offshore, most investors have few options besides low-yielding deposits.
  鉴于离岸市场上以人民币计价的金融资产少之又少，除了低收益的存款之外，大部分投资者的选择很少。
• 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。
• 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。
• Many educated British women believe there is already a dearth of traditional husbands.
  很多接受良好教育的英国女性认为现在传统型丈夫已经太少了。
• 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。