dearth
noun[S]
formaluk/dɜːθ/us/dɝːθ/anamountorsupplythat is notlargeenough:
不足,缺乏,缺少a dearthofnewhomesin theregion该地区新住宅的短缺
Synonyms
lackofsomething
paucityformal
Scarce, inadequate and not enough
- be at a premiumidiom
- be thin on the groundidiom
- deficiency
- deficient
- deficiently
- gold dust
- long onsomethingand short onsomethingidiom
- lousy
- meagre
- measly
- mingy
- nearly
- scrubby
- shortage
- shortfall
- shortness
- shy
- skinny
- sparse
- thin