dearth

• n. 缺乏；饥馑；粮食不足
• n. (Dearth)人名；(英)迪尔思

来自dear, 贵重，珍贵。

dearth (n.)

mid-13c., derthe "scarcity" (originally used of famines, when food was costly because scarce; extended to other situations of scarcity from early 14c.), abstract noun formed from root of Old English deore "precious, costly" (see dear) + abstract noun suffix -th (2). Common Germanic formation, though not always with the same sense (cognates: Old Saxon diurtha "splendor, glory, love," Middle Dutch dierte, Dutch duurte, Old High German tiurida "glory").

1. There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.

关于这个课题缺乏可靠资料。

来自《权威词典》

2. There is a dearth of good children's plays.

目前缺少优秀的儿童剧.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. In our dearth of ack - ack guns all sorts of contrivances were used.

在缺少高射炮的时候,我们利用了各种各样的巧妙方法.

来自辞典例句

4. We strolled along streets that the dearth of motor traffic made appear both old - fashioned and serene.

我们顺着街道遛跶,由于车辆稀少,市里显得陈旧而宁静.

来自辞典例句

5. The dearth of money now must put reform and centre.

财力匮乏,现在必须做出重大改革.

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