scarcity

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Thiếu hụt, sự khan hiếm

BrE /ˈskeər.sɪ.ti/ AmE /ˈskær.sə.ti/

noun en → vi

1 LACK OF RESOURCES [no obj] B1

Thiếu hụt, sự khan hiếm

a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need or want

  • scarcity of sth

Collocations water scarcity · food scarcity

  • The country is facing a serious water scarcity.

    Nước quốc gia đang đối mặt với tình trạng thiếu nước nghiêm trọng.

2 RARE OCCURRENCE [no obj] B2

Sự hiếm hoi, sự khó kiếm

a situation in which something is rare or difficult to find

  • scarcity of sth

Collocations rare items scarcity · scarce resources scarcity

  • The scarcity of rare metals has driven up their prices.

    Sự hiếm hoi của các kim loại quý đã đẩy giá chúng lên cao.