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paucity

英 [ˈpɔːsəti]

美 [ˈpɔːsəti]

n.  少量; 少许; 贫乏

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BNC.18824 / COCA.16637

牛津词典

    noun

    • 少量;少许;贫乏
      a small amount of sth; less than enough of sth
      1. a paucity of information
        信息的短缺

    柯林斯词典

    • N-SING 少量;不足;缺乏
      If you say that there is apaucity ofsomething, you mean that there is not enough of it.
      1. Even the film's impressive finale can't hide the first hour's paucity of imagination.
        这部电影的结局可圈可点,即使这样也无法掩盖前一个小时想象力贫乏的缺憾。
      2. ...the paucity of good British women sprinters.
        英国优秀女子短跑选手的匮乏

    英英释义

    noun

    • an insufficient quantity or number
        Synonym:dearth

      双语例句

      • Another reason for the paucity of data is the lack of disease surveillance in endemic countries.
        缺乏数据的另外一个原因是,疾病流行国家缺乏疾病监测。
      • Companies often cite a paucity of domestic blue-collar workers as a barrier.
        台湾企业常常说,本地蓝领工人不足是妨碍他们在台湾投资的一个因素。
      • The very paucity of evidence tells a tale.
        证据不足本身就颇说明问题。
      • Analysts at Fortis Bank said in a recent report: We are becoming more concerned that the scope for production growth is reaching some upper limits, constrained by the paucity of geographic locations suitable for cocoa production.
        富通银行(FortisBank)分析师在最近的一份报告中称:我们越来越担心产量增长空间正接近上限,因为适合种植可可豆的地区很少。
      • These characteristics are concretely reflected in Japan's retrogression and paucity of support and in China's progress and abundance of support.
        这个特点的具体反映是日本的退步和寡助,中国的进步和多助。
      • There is a paucity of scientific research work in this field.
        在这个领域中很少进行科研工作。
      • In patients whose aspergillosis is refractory to voriconazole, a paucity of data exist to guide management.
        很少资料可以用来指导治疗对伏立康唑不起反应的曲菌病。
      • Paucity of training is cited as one of the main reasons for the global nurse shortage.
        据称,缺少培训是全球护士短缺的主要原因之一。
      • Even the film's impressive finale can't hide the first hour's paucity of imagination.
        这部电影的结局可圈可点,即使这样也无法掩盖前一个小时想象力贫乏的缺憾。
      • It is not a paucity of high-quality television.
        眼下,高质量的电视节目不是太少,而是太多。