scarce /skɑ:s/

Meaning

English definition

• (adj.) deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand

Chinese translation

• a. 难得的, 稀罕的, 缺乏的

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/skɑ:s/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 3.61 · Super Rare

Word forms

scarcer, scarcest

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scare · scar · scarf · scarlet · scarcity · scarcely

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