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

• There is a dearth of good restaurants in this area.
  这个地方缺乏好的餐馆。
• 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。
• In developing countries themselves, the dearth of policy and research programmes on chronic diseases stems from two problems.
  对于发展中国家一方，关于慢性病的政策和研究项目的缺乏来自两个原因。
• 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。
• There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
  关于这个课题还缺乏可靠资料。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This dearth of managers creates several risks.
  管理者的稀缺造成了一些风险。
• The result: a dearth of skills and knowledge to satisfy economic demand.
  这种情况导致的结果是：技术和知识工人严重缺乏，难以满足巴西经济的需要。