Because leisure time is relatively scarce for most workers, people use their free time to counterbalance the intellectual and emotional demands of their jobs.
由于休闲时间对大多数工人来说相对缺乏，人们利用他们的空闲时间来平衡工作的智力和情感需求。
2017英语二
基本词汇
adj.缺乏的；不足的；稀少的；罕见的adv.勉强
adj.缺乏的；不足的；稀少的；罕见的
adv.勉强
比较级: scarcer 最高级: scarcest 名词: scarceness
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网络解释
1. 缺乏的;不足的;供不应求的
If something is scarce, there is not enough of it.
e.g. Food was scarce and expensive...
食物供不应求，而且价格昂贵。
e.g. Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce.
工作机会越来越少。
2. (通常为避开难事或僵局)躲开，溜走，回避
If you make yourself scarce, you quickly leave the place you are in, usually in order to avoid a difficult or embarrassing situation.
e.g. It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce.
你最好回避一下。
1. 缺乏的：scar 疤痕 | scarce 缺乏的 | scarcely 几乎没有
2. scarce在线翻译
2. 稀有的：vital 重要的 | scarce 稀有的 | watch 看守
3. 缺乏的, 不足的, 稀有的, 不充足的：yamasol 一种外用杀虫剂 | scarce 缺乏的, 不足的, 稀有的, 不充足的 | wing play 边锋战术
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经典引文
1. make oneself scarce : 悄悄离开, 溜走；
Stocks fell..the exchange turned, money became scarce.
出自：Disraeli词义讲解
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考研真题例句
Because leisure time is relatively scarce for most workers, people use their free time to counterbalance the intellectual and emotional demands of their jobs.
由于休闲时间对大多数工人来说相对缺乏，人们利用他们的空闲时间来平衡工作的智力和情感需求。
2017英语二