(สแคสฺ) adj. ขาดแคลน, ไม่เพียงพอ, หายาก, ไม่ค่อยพบ -Phr. (make oneself scarce จากไป (โดยเฉพาะอย่างกะทันหัน)) . adv. อย่างขาดแคลน, อย่างไม่เพียงพอ., See Also: scarceness n.

scarcely

(สแคสฺ'ลี) adv. อย่างขาดแคลน, อย่างไม่เพียงพอ, หายาก, ไม่ค่อยพบ, บอบบาง, เกือบจะไม่, แทบจะไม่, ไม่สู้จะ, Syn. just, barely

English-Thai: Nontri Dictionary Nontri Dictionary

scarce

(adj) หายาก, ไม่เพียงพอ, ไม่ค่อยมี, ขาดแคลน

scarcely

(adv) หายาก, ไม่ใคร่จะ, เกือบจะไม่, แทบจะไม่

Thai-English-French: Volubilis Dictionary 1.0 Volubilis Dictionary (TH-EN-FR)

หายาก

[hā yāk] (adj) EN: rare ; hard to find ; scarce FR: rare ; recherché

แล้ง

[laēng] (adj) EN: become scarce FR: se tarir

ผีเสื้อหนอนใบรักเซลล์ขีด

[phīseūa nøn bai rak sel khīt] (n, exp) EN: Scarce Blue Tiger

ตัวอย่างประโยคจาก Tanaka JP-EN Corpus ตัวอย่างประโยคจาก Tanaka JP-EN Corpus

scarce

After the disaster, there was scarcely any water left on the island.

scarce

A seller's market is a market in which goods are relatively scarce, buyers have a limited range of choice, and prices are high.

scarce

Bob was so beside himself that he could scarcely tell fact from fiction.

scarce

Food is still scarce in the region.

scarce

Good fruit is scarce in winter, and costs a lot.

scarce

He can scarcely ever watches TV.

scarce

He can scarcely write his name.

scarce

He died when he was scarcely thirty.

scarce

He had scarcely escaped when he was recaptured.

scarce

He scarcely seems to care for me, does he?

scarce

I can scarcely believe it.

scarce

I could scarcely stand on my feet.

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only) Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary

scarce

(adj) /skˈeəs/ /สึ แก (ร) สึ/ /s k e@1 s/

scarcer

(adj) /skˈeəsər/ /สึ แก๊ (ร) เสิ่ร/ /s k e@1 s @ r/

scarcely

(adv) /skˈeəsliː/ /สึ แก๊ (ร) สึ หลี่/ /s k e@1 s l ii/

scarcest

(adj) /skˈeəsɪst/ /สึ แก๊ (ร) สิ สึ ถึ/ /s k e@1 s i s t/

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

scarce

(adj) deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand, Ant. abundant, Example:fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Scarce

a. [ Compar. Scarcer superl. Scarcest. ] [ OE. scars, OF. escars, eschars, LL. scarpsus, excarpsus, for L. excerptus, p. p. of excerpere to pick out, and hence to contract, to shorten; ex (see Ex-) + carpere. See Carpet, and cf. Excerp. ] 1. Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon. [ 1913 Webster ]

You tell him silver is scarcer now in England, and therefore risen one fifth in value. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

The scarcest of all is a Pescennius Niger on a medallion well preserved. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with of. [ Obs. ] “A region scarce of prey.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy. [ Obs. ] “Too scarce ne too sparing.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

To make one's self scarce, to decamp; to depart. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Rare; infrequent; deficient. See Rare. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scarcely

{ } adv. 1. With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just. [ 1913 Webster ]

With a scarce well-lighted flame. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The eldest scarcely five year was of age. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Slowly she sails, and scarcely stems the tides. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had scarcely finished, when the laborer arrived who had been sent for my ransom. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Frugally; penuriously. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scarcement

n. (Arch. & Engin.) An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

枯水

[枯水, kū shuǐ] scarce water; low water level #53441

几乎没有

[几乎没有 / 幾乎沒有, jī hū méi yǒu] scarcely; hardly any

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

少ない(P);少い(io);尠い;寡い

[すくない, sukunai] (adj-i) few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom; (P) #2274

乏しい

[とぼしい(P);ともしい, toboshii (P); tomoshii] (adj-i) meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor; (P) #9108

希少(P);稀少

[きしょう, kishou] (adj-na, n) scarce; rare; (P) #12939

僅少

[きんしょう, kinshou] (adj-no, adj-na) (See 僅か) (a) few; (a) little; trifling; insignificant; small (amount); scarce (stocks)

言うまでもない(P);言う迄も無い;言う迄もない

[いうまでもない(P);ゆうまでもない, iumademonai (P); yuumademonai] (exp) it goes without saying; there is no need to say so, but of course; it is needless to say; it need scarcely be said; (P)

残り少ない;残りすくない

[のこりすくない, nokorisukunai] (adj-i) scarce; few remaining

乏しくなる

[とぼしくなる, toboshikunaru] (v5r) to get scarce; to run short

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Mangelware { f } | Mangelware sein

scarce commodity; scarce goods | to be in short supply; to be scarce; to be rare

knapp; selten | knapper

scarce | scarcer

Maussegler { m } [ ornith. ]

Scarce Swiftlet

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