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

• Turns out, the advertising innovation promising better tracking actually suffers from a dearth of reliable public data.
  事实上，尽管这项广告创新技术意味着广告客户能更好地追踪客户，但它却缺乏可靠的公共数据。
• 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。
• This dearth of managers creates several risks.
  管理者的稀缺造成了一些风险。
• 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。
• 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。
• Immigrants struggle with differences in language and culture, and a dearth of contacts outside their own communities.
  移民要克服语言和文化差异，他们与自身社区以外的接触很少。
• A dearth of technical talent seems to be another widespread problem.
  缺乏技术人才则是这个行业的另一个普遍问题。
• China's relative dearth of high-quality energy resources hinders its supply capability.
  中国优质能源资源相对不足，制约了供应能力的提高。
• Low mineral prices were only partly to blame for the dearth of investment to finance exploration and development.
  矿产价格低是缺少对勘探和开发进行投资的部分原因。
• By contrast, its investment banking rivals have been shedding staff as the dearth of deals and the freeze in credit markets prompted them to cut costs.
  相比之下，其投行业务的竞争对手一直在裁减员工，因为交易不足和信贷市场冻结促使他们减少成本。