scarcity
英 ['skeəsɪtɪ]
美['skɛrsəti]
- n. 不足；缺乏
考试真题
- As my colleague Vann Newkirk reported, Puerto rico is still confronting economic and structural destruction and resource scarcity from 2017's Hurricane Maria.
2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
- Inflation, resource scarcity, reduced personnel levels and budget cuts have all underscore the need for better coordination in organizations.
出自-2015年12月听力原文
- Yet the link between feeling good and spending money on others can be seen among rich and poor people around the world, and scarcity enhances the pleasure of most things for most people.
2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ