匮乏

Costs, not physical scarcity, are the only economic test of a shortage of natural resources.

自然资源匮乏的唯一经济判断是成本, 而不是实物的稀缺.

The internecine strife was caused by a shortage of food.

这次内部冲突，是由于食物匮乏而引致的。

Relief agencies say the immediate problem is not a lack of food, but transportation.

救援机构称最紧迫的问题不是食物匮乏，而是运输不畅。

As oil gets scarcer and more expensive, nature gas will become more and more important.

随着石油的匮乏和价格上涨, 天然气就会变得越来越重要.

" Waste not, want not " is her favourite maxim.

“ 不浪费则不匮乏 ” 是她喜爱的格言.

There is a lack of people wanting to start up new businesses.

有创业意愿的人非常匮乏。

Poor health and lack of money may both be barriers to educational progress.

身体不好与金钱匮乏都会妨碍学业的进展.

Most of the ships were woefully short of ammunition.

大多数舰船弹药极度匮乏。

The food was both bad and insufficient.

食物既糟又匮乏.

Funding of education had been grossly inadequate for years.

教育资金多年来极为匮乏。

Fresh food is so scarce that prices have rocketed.

新鲜食物非常匮乏，导致价格猛涨。

The labour shortage is becoming acute.

劳动力匮乏愈演愈烈。

The city is now relatively quiet but there's palpable anger as people cope with shortages.

现在这座城市比较安静，但却因物资匮乏而明显充斥着怒气。

Lithuanians are waking up to a world of increasing shortages.

立陶宛人开始意识到物资日益匮乏。

This makes the teacher shortage even more critical.

这使师资匮乏的问题更为严重.