1.Scarce: Water is scarce in the desert.
在沙漠里水是很难得到的。
2.A further reduction in the availability of electricity and water would exacerbate existing problems - such as the insufficient supplies of clean water for drinking and personal hygiene, inadequate sewage treatment and waste disposal, and the spoiling of already scarce food and medicines, due to the inability to refrigerate them.
电力和民生用水再减少的话，将恶化现行之各种问题，例如乾净的饮用水不足及个人卫生不佳、污水和废弃物处理不当，以及因为无法冷冻使得本来就稀少的食物和药品腐坏等等。
3.they could barely hear the speaker; we hardly knew them; just missed being hit; had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open; would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave- W.B.Yeats.
他们刚刚能听到讲话；我们才认识他们；正好躲过被击中；刚刚按门铃门就开了；她刚刚到达就找到了些借口离开——W·B·叶芝。
4.BACKGROUND:DYS287 which locates on Yq11 is an Alu insertion polymorphism(YAP). Research on DYS287 polymorphism in Chinese She nationality is scarce.
背景:DYS287位点是位于Y染色体长臂Yq11的一个Alu序列插入多态(YchromosomalAluinsertionpolymorphism,YAP),关于中国畲族人群DYS287遗传多态性的研究尚缺乏。
5.In 1983, Carey and Johnson proved that in general determining the crossing number of graphs is NP-complete. Because of its difficulty, At present the classes of graphs whose crossing numbers have been determined are very scarce, and there are only some special graphs whose crossing numbers are known.
1983年计算机科学家Carey和Johnson证明了确定图的交叉数是NP-完全问题,由于其难度,目前只知道一些特殊图类的交叉数,如完全图,完全2-部图,完全3-部图,圈与圈以及路与点数较少的图的笛卡尔积图,循环图,Petersen图以及线图等。
6.Although the current economic conditions have left more people in financial difficulty, the Government must handle its finances prudently and ensure that scarce resources are used effectively and in a targeted manner.
虽然在目前的经济环境中，难免有更多人陷入经济困难，但政府仍须审慎理财，确保资源妥善运用，而且用得其所。
7.And there was only grudging acquiescence in its complicated system of rationing scarce consumer goods: coffee, sugar, meat, butter, canned goods, shoes, tires, gasoline, and fuel oil.
对咖啡、食糖、肉类、黄油、罐头、鞋类、轮胎、汽油、燃料等稀缺消费品实行配给的复杂制度，人们也只是勉强默认。
8.The land is the most precious scarce resources in our country,and it is also the most basic producer capital of farmers and is the basis for the rural development or stabilization.
土地是我国最为宝贵的稀缺资源,也是农民最基本的生产资料,是农村发展和稳定的基础。
9.Scarce fuel has been organized and scores of rallies and events scheduled across the country before polling day.
稀少的燃料已经被有效利用起来，同时在投票日前在全国安排了数以十计的集会和聚会。
10.Taxis are as scarce as lucky gamblers come 5pm on most days.
出租车就像在多数日子中下午5点出现的幸运赌客一样稀少。
