scarce

ad. scarcely,hardly 几乎不，几乎没有。
△Tw.1.5.171(161):“One would think his mother’s milk werescarce out of him.”看那样子，他大概是断奶不久。
△L.L.L.4.3.231 (227): “scarce seen a light”，i. e. alight hardly to be seen. 一颗小星，偶尔闪着微光。
△H. VIII.3.2.140(139):“You have scarce time / Tosteal from spiritual leisure a brief span / To keep yourearthly audit；”你几乎没有时间从你那些宗教活动中抽出片刻工夫来查查你在尘世上的财产账目。
scarce seen: worn almost indistinguishable 磨损得几乎辨认不清了。
△L.L.L. 5.2.614 (613): “The face of anold Roman coin,scarce seen.”古罗马钱币上一张模糊不清的面孔。

scarce[skɛəs]

adj.缺乏的，罕见的
‖ scarce currency clause国际货币基金协定关于稀缺通货的条款
scarce currency短缺货币
scarce currency稀缺通货
scarce goods紧缺货物
scarce means of production紧缺生产资料
scarce population人口稀少
scarce raw materials紧缺原料
scarce resource稀缺资源
scarcely adv.几乎没有，将近
scarcely populated country人口稀少国家
scarcity economics匮乏经济论
scarcity economy稀缺经济
scarcity n.缺乏，不足，萧条时期
scarcity of money货币不足
scarcity price缺货价格
scarcity rent 匮乏租金
scarcity value缺货价值