scarce rare scarcity in short supply in pressing demand
scarce resources
稀缺资源
—— 给力词典精选Economics must still contend with scarcity as a basic fact of life.
经济学仍然必须和稀缺相周旋,把稀缺当作生活中一种基本的事实。
—— 辞典例句Fuelwood is becoming too expensive to buy and too scarce to gather.
薪材日益昂贵和稀缺,既买不起又拣不到。
—— 辞典例句Physical capital is a scarce resource in rich and poor countries alike.
不论是在富国还是在穷国,物质资本都是一种稀缺的资源。
—— 辞典例句The central concern of economics is expressed in the concept of scarcity.
经济学关心的中心问题是以稀缺的概念表示出来的。
—— 辞典例句