scarce

Hospital beds were scarce and medicines were practically non-existent.

当时医院病床紧缺，药物根本所剩无几。

In some places maps are scarce, and are often crudely produced.

有些地方很少有地图，而且通常绘制得都很粗糙。

Money is scarce with them.

他们缺钱.

By doing so, they can optimize the value of scarce IT dollars and concentrate efforts on developing software features that provide the greatest business benefit.

采用这些方法，他们能够使比较缺乏的IT资金最优化，并且能够集中精力开发出能够提供最大商业利润的软件特性。

scarce resources

稀缺资源

The food was scarce during the war.

战争期间食物短缺.

If food is scarce it's no use complaining; we shall just have to pull in our belts.

如果食物短缺,抱怨也没有用, 我们只能勒紧裤腰带.

Food was becoming scarce.

食物越来越紧缺。

Eggs are scarce and expensive this month.

这个月鸡蛋又少又贵.

Changes of topsoil P contents were gently in the trial orchard during the whole year, P contents were 0.2%~ 0.3%, and in the state of scarce;

本试验园片耕层土壤含P量全年变化平缓，在0.2%～0.3%的范围内，处于比较缺乏的状态；

It is not easy to deduce a conclusion the available since they are quite scarce.

现有事实数量不足,难以从中推断出结论.

Details of the accident are scarce.

事故的详细情况了解不多。

I can scarce remember him.

我几乎想不起他了。

This kind of material is rather scarce.

这种原料较缺.

Considering economic problem, many people also choose to reduce scarce range , about feeling to become weak.

考虑到经济问题, 不少人也选择减少见面, 导致感情变淡.

Wireless spectrum resource is becoming increasingly scarce with the rapid development of wireless communications services.

随着无线通信业务的迅猛发展,无线频谱资源显得越来越匮乏.

In those days, food was scarce, and we had to fight with hunger.

在那些日子里, 食品匮乏, 我们不得不与饥饿作斗争.

Food commands a higher price when it is scarce.

食物(供应)不足时,售价较高.

Systems like these are becoming more attractive as fresh water is becoming more scarce and expensive.

在新鲜水变得越来越少越来越贵的情况下,这样的系统越发引人注目.

Bear in mind that petrol stations are scarce in the more remote areas.

要牢记一点：在比较偏远的地方加油站很少见。

Smiles, unlike sandwiches, might be scarce in the snow this year.

微笑, 与三明治不同, 在今年的雪景中或许很稀缺.

Food was scarce and expensive...

食物供不应求，而且价格昂贵。

Unfortunately, geophagy is also practiced to avoid hunger pains when other food is scarce.

遗憾的是, 一旦其他食物缺乏,人们也吃土以避免挨饿之苦.

Real old houses are now scarce.

真正的古老房屋现在已经不多了.

Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce.

工作机会越来越少。

It is made of scarce resources and therefore more of it is preferred.

它是以稀有资源来制造的,因此人们想要得到更多.

It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce.

你最好回避一下。

When there are people around, you'd better make yourself a little scarce.

附近有人时, 你最好避开一点.