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

• In our dearth of ack-ack guns all sorts of contrivances were used.
  在缺少高射炮的时候，我们利用了各种各样的巧妙方法。
• We have no dearth of potential.
  我们并不缺乏潜力。
• 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。
• Observers of the US political scene complain about a dearth of leadership.
  美国政坛的观察家抱怨美国政界缺乏领导力。
• The dearth of reliable economic measures provoked a minor revolution.
  缺乏可靠的经济衡量指标引发了一场小型革命。
• Uncertainty over healthcare reform and a dearth of funding for biotechnology companies since the crisis have dented revenue recently.
  美国医疗改革方面的不确定性以及自危机爆发以来生物技术公司所面临的资金短缺，近来已影响了公司收入。
• In sum, technology has given us this surfeit of calories and dearth of energy expenditure.
  总而言之，技术给了我们过高的热量，又减少了能量支出。
• The dearth of Java libraries that effectively use anonymous inner classes make this problem manifest.
  缺乏能够有效使用匿名内部类的Java库使问题更为明显。
• Even bankers complain about a dearth of new technologies in which to invest.
  甚至连银行家都抱怨，可以投资的新科技寥寥无几。
• Consider the three ingredients for recession: a credit crunch, tighter fiscal policy and a dearth of confidence.
  衰退的三个要素分别是：信用崩溃、更加紧缩的财政政策，以及信心的死亡。