adj.①缺乏的，不足的 ②稀少的，罕见的

• Fruit was always scarce in winter, and cost a lot. 冬天水果总是稀少，而且价格昂贵。
• Life is a scarce resource. 生命是一种稀有的资源。
• Food and fuel were scarce in this region. 这个地区食物和燃料都很缺乏。
• It was wartime and food was scarce. 那时是战争时期，食物短缺。

搭配：

• make oneself scarce 溜走，躲开

He’s in a bad mood, so I’ll make myself scarce. 他情绪不好，我得躲着点。

辨析：

• scarce 量不足或缺乏

Tea and sugar were scarce and were rationed during the war. 在战争年代，茶和糖匮乏，均为定量供应。

• rare 少而珍贵，罕见

That is when we like to buy rare and exquisite products. 那就是我们喜欢去买的那些稀有和精致的商品。