dearth

noun

1. 缺乏；不足
   a lack of sth; the fact of there not being enough of sth
   1. There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
      关于这个课题缺乏可靠资料。

1. N-SING 缺乏;不足
   If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it.
   1. ...the dearth of good fiction by English authors.
      英国作家写的优秀小说少之又少

1. This dearth of managers creates several risks.
   管理者的稀缺造成了一些风险。
2. Turns out, the advertising innovation promising better tracking actually suffers from a dearth of reliable public data.
   事实上，尽管这项广告创新技术意味着广告客户能更好地追踪客户，但它却缺乏可靠的公共数据。
3. The result: a dearth of skills and knowledge to satisfy economic demand.
   这种情况导致的结果是：技术和知识工人严重缺乏，难以满足巴西经济的需要。
4. The dearth of Java libraries that effectively use anonymous inner classes make this problem manifest.
   缺乏能够有效使用匿名内部类的Java库使问题更为明显。
5. Many educated British women believe there is already a dearth of traditional husbands.
   很多接受良好教育的英国女性认为现在传统型丈夫已经太少了。
6. The most plausible explanation lies in a glut of savings and a dearth of good investment projects.
   最合理的解释是储蓄过剩和缺乏良好的投资项目。
7. Observers of the US political scene complain about a dearth of leadership.
   美国政坛的观察家抱怨美国政界缺乏领导力。
8. We have no dearth of potential.
   我们并不缺乏潜力。
9. A dearth of childcare, financial insecurity and gloom about the future have all been blamed for the lack of children in Japan.
   儿童保育的缺乏、财政安全的不确定、以及对未来的忧虑都被归结于日本缺少儿童，因而被倍加指责。
10. Hurt themselves when they would hurt you, So far your excellence their dearth outpaces.
    在伤害你的时刻，却伤害了他们自己，你的美丽至今无人企及。
11. Such TV sets are already selling faster than the dearth of 3D content would suggest.
    3D电视机的销售速度已经超过了3D电视内容的贫乏所暗示的速度。
12. A dearth of technical talent seems to be another widespread problem.
    缺乏技术人才则是这个行业的另一个普遍问题。
13. Passengers are lured by attractive prices and a dearth of transpacific nonstop flights from China.
    这既是因为乘客们受到了有吸引力的机票价格的诱惑，也是因为从中国到北美的直达航班数量不足。
14. There is a dearth of good restaurants in this area.
    这个地方缺乏好的餐馆。
15. In sum, technology has given us this surfeit of calories and dearth of energy expenditure.
    总而言之，技术给了我们过高的热量，又减少了能量支出。
16. Low mineral prices were only partly to blame for the dearth of investment to finance exploration and development.
    矿产价格低是缺少对勘探和开发进行投资的部分原因。
17. Low interest rates and easy credit have given way to a dearth of liquidity and capital problems in the banks amid slowing global growth and trade.
    在全球增长和贸易日渐下滑的背景下，低利率和宽松的信贷导致各银行出现大量流动性和资本问题。
18. There is a particular dearth of managers in sectors such as real estate, retail and infrastructure.
    在房地产、零售及基础设施领域，特别缺乏这样的管理人员。
19. China's relative dearth of high-quality energy resources hinders its supply capability.
    中国优质能源资源相对不足，制约了供应能力的提高。
20. The dearth of reliable economic measures provoked a minor revolution.
    缺乏可靠的经济衡量指标引发了一场小型革命。
21. Consider the three ingredients for recession: a credit crunch, tighter fiscal policy and a dearth of confidence.
    衰退的三个要素分别是：信用崩溃、更加紧缩的财政政策，以及信心的死亡。
22. Uncertainty over healthcare reform and a dearth of funding for biotechnology companies since the crisis have dented revenue recently.
    美国医疗改革方面的不确定性以及自危机爆发以来生物技术公司所面临的资金短缺，近来已影响了公司收入。
23. 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。
24. Given the dearth of renminbi-denominated financial assets available offshore, most investors have few options besides low-yielding deposits.
    鉴于离岸市场上以人民币计价的金融资产少之又少，除了低收益的存款之外，大部分投资者的选择很少。
25. Immigrants struggle with differences in language and culture, and a dearth of contacts outside their own communities.
    移民要克服语言和文化差异，他们与自身社区以外的接触很少。
26. By contrast, its investment banking rivals have been shedding staff as the dearth of deals and the freeze in credit markets prompted them to cut costs.
    相比之下，其投行业务的竞争对手一直在裁减员工，因为交易不足和信贷市场冻结促使他们减少成本。
27. Even bankers complain about a dearth of new technologies in which to invest.
    甚至连银行家都抱怨，可以投资的新科技寥寥无几。
28. However, a dearth of infrastructure in Brazil portends higher prices before farmers there will sow new areas.
    但巴西基础设施建设不足，预示着价格的继续上涨可能会促使该国农民扩大种植面积。
29. There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
    关于这个课题还缺乏可靠资料。
30. In developing countries themselves, the dearth of policy and research programmes on chronic diseases stems from two problems.
    对于发展中国家一方，关于慢性病的政策和研究项目的缺乏来自两个原因。

noun

1. an insufficient quantity or number

   Synonym:    paucity

2. an acute insufficiency

   Synonym:    famineshortage