【每日一词】 dearth -/ˈdərth / n. 缺乏；不足；网络-饥荒；供应不足；饥馑； <古>食物短缺，饥荒

1: scarcity that makes dear specifically : famine

2: an inadequate supply : lack //a dearth of evidence

短语

The Dearth of Births: 走低的出生率；走低的出世率

spate dearth: 大量

Hole distance dearth: 孔边距不足

Line distance dearth: 线距不足

a dearth of food: 食物匮乏

Examples of dearth in a Sentence

It may also be a respite for booksellers, who have been grumbling for several years about sluggish sales and a dearth of dependable blockbuster fiction.

—Julie Bosman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2006

… Earnhardt has recently hinted that a company-wide dearth of talent is the core reason his Chevy simply isn't as fast in 2005 as it's been in the past.

—Lars Anderson, Sports Illustrated, 11 Apr. 2006

AirNet, which hauls bank checks and other time-critical freight, used to require that its pilots have at least 1,200 hours of flight experience. Then, faced with a dearth of experienced applicants, it dropped the requirement to 500 hours. Now, it has no minimum.

—Scott McCartney, Wall Street Journal, 10 Aug. 2000

there was a dearth of usable firewood at the campsite

the dearth of salesclerks at the shoe store annoyed us

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite none of the witnesses claiming to see the gunman’s face, police apparently have no dearth of suspects.

—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024

There’s no dearth of money in Asia or in Europe or in India.

—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024

Who returned Miami has a dearth of returning, experienced safeties on this year’s team.

—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2024

Apart from Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis, who has upped the world record by a centimeter eight different times (which maximizes financial bonuses), men’s jumps have had a similar dearth in records.

—Emily Giambalvo, Washington Post, 26 July 2024