scarce

kıt, az

Az miktarda bulunan, çoğu zaman ihtiyacı karşılamaya yetmeyen.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Eş anlamlılar: limited, in short supply

Zıt anlamlılar: abundant, plentiful

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: scarce resources, scarce supply, become scarce, scarce books

yoksun, yetersiz

Bir şeye yeterli miktarda sahip olmayan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Nasıl kullanılır: scarce of something (The family was scarce of provisions.)

Eş anlamlılar: short, deficient

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: scarce of something, scarce of money