Dearth

[dɜːθ]

解释:

(noun.) an insufficient quantity or number.

(noun.) an acute insufficiency.

整理:罗威娜--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine.

编辑:耶鲁

同义词及近义词：

n. [1]. Scarcity, insufficiency, deficiency, short supply.[2]. Need, want, lack, famine, short commons.

录入:梅利特

同义词及反义词：

[See ABUNDANCE]

多琳校对

解释:

n. dearness high price: scarcity: want: famine; barrenness.—adj. Dearth′ful (Scot.) expensive.

校对:杜鲁门