dearth
英 [dɜːθ]
美 [dɜːrθ]
n. 缺乏; 不足
BNC.18535 / COCA.14013
牛津词典
noun
- 缺乏；不足
a lack of sth; the fact of there not being enough of sth- There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
关于这个课题缺乏可靠资料。
- There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
柯林斯词典
- N-SING 缺乏;不足
If there isa dearth ofsomething, there is not enough of it.- ...the dearth of good fiction by English authors.
英国作家写的优秀小说少之又少
- ...the dearth of good fiction by English authors.
英英释义
noun
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - This dearth of managers creates several risks.
管理者的稀缺造成了一些风险。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。