It is made of scarce resources and therefore more of it is preferred.

Systems like these are becoming more attractive as fresh water is becoming more scarce and expensive.

在新鲜水变得越来越少越来越贵的情况下,这样的系统越发引人注目.

Food was scarce and expensive...

食物供不应求，而且价格昂贵。

Considering economic problem, many people also choose to reduce scarce range , about feeling to become weak.

考虑到经济问题, 不少人也选择减少见面, 导致感情变淡.

Food was becoming scarce.

食物越来越紧缺。

Smiles, unlike sandwiches, might be scarce in the snow this year.

微笑, 与三明治不同, 在今年的雪景中或许很稀缺.

This kind of material is rather scarce.

这种原料较缺.

When there are people around, you'd better make yourself a little scarce.

附近有人时, 你最好避开一点.

Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce.

工作机会越来越少。

The food was scarce during the war.

战争期间食物短缺.

scarce resources

稀缺资源

In those days, food was scarce, and we had to fight with hunger.

在那些日子里, 食品匮乏, 我们不得不与饥饿作斗争.

Food commands a higher price when it is scarce.

食物(供应)不足时,售价较高.

Wireless spectrum resource is becoming increasingly scarce with the rapid development of wireless communications services.

随着无线通信业务的迅猛发展,无线频谱资源显得越来越匮乏.

Achievements are temporary, and can not stand the history of torture.

取得的成绩也是暂时的, 经不起历史的拷问.

Sometimes he would weep half a dozen times in a single session.

有时一次拷问他要哭五、六次.

Before they kiII you, they torture you.

在他们杀了你以前, 和拷问你以前.

People have been asking whether the boom is entirely real.

很多人一直拷问这样的繁荣究竟是不是真实的.

They used the rack to extract an answer from the accused witch.

他们拷问被指控的女巫以获取答案.

Are you going to give it to me or do I have to start hurting you?

你是现在就告诉我还是我来严刑拷问你?

These days it is the intelligence agencies that find themselves under interrogation.

最近情报机构发现自己也面临着拷问.