scarce

乏しい、不足している

手に入る量が少なく、必要な量に足りないことが多い。

やさしい英語で： Available only in small amounts, often less than people need.

• Water is scarce here.
• Jobs became scarce during the crisis.
• We must use these scarce resources carefully.

類義語： limited, in short supply

反対語： abundant, plentiful

よく使う表現： scarce resources, scarce supply, become scarce, scarce books

不足している

何かを十分に持っていない。

やさしい英語で： Having too little of something.

• The household was scarce of food.
• We were scarce of money that winter.
• The village remained scarce of fresh water.

使い方： scarce of something (The family was scarce of provisions.)

類義語： short, deficient

よく使う表現： scarce of something, scarce of money