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		scarcity美 ['skersəti]  英 ['skeə(r)səti]  n. shortage,lack,dearth,insufficiency,scarceness 1.  | 缺乏;不足;稀少if there is ascarcity of sth, there is not enough of it and it is difficult to obtain it  |  
  |  |   | a scarcity of resources 资源短缺  |  
 n.  | 1. an insufficient supply of something 2. an infrequency of occurrence of something 3. a situation in which the supply of something is not enough for the people who want it or need it  |  
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