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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: scarce, -scarce-
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English-Thai: NECTEC's Lexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates]
scarce(adj) ขาดแคลน, See also: ไม่เพียงพอ, หายาก, ไม่ค่อยพบ, Syn. infrequent, limited
scarcely(adv) อย่างขาดแคลน, See also: อย่างไม่เพียงพอ, หายาก, ไม่ค่อยพบ, บอบบาง, เกือบจะไม่, แทบจะไม่, Syn. barely, scantily
scarceness(n) ความขัดสน

English-Thai: HOPE Dictionary [with local updates]
scarce(สแคสฺ) adj. ขาดแคลน, ไม่เพียงพอ, หายาก, ไม่ค่อยพบ -Phr. (make oneself scarce จากไป (โดยเฉพาะอย่างกะทันหัน)) . adv. อย่างขาดแคลน, อย่างไม่เพียงพอ., See also: scarceness n.
scarcely(สแคสฺ'ลี) adv. อย่างขาดแคลน, อย่างไม่เพียงพอ, หายาก, ไม่ค่อยพบ, บอบบาง, เกือบจะไม่, แทบจะไม่, ไม่สู้จะ, Syn. just, barely

English-Thai: Nontri Dictionary
scarce(adj) หายาก, ไม่เพียงพอ, ไม่ค่อยมี, ขาดแคลน
scarcely(adv) หายาก, ไม่ใคร่จะ, เกือบจะไม่, แทบจะไม่

ตัวอย่างประโยคจาก Tanaka JP-EN Corpus
scarceAfter the disaster, there was scarcely any water left on the island.
scarceA seller's market is a market in which goods are relatively scarce, buyers have a limited range of choice, and prices are high.
scarceBob was so beside himself that he could scarcely tell fact from fiction.
scarceFood is still scarce in the region.
scarceGood fruit is scarce in winter, and costs a lot.
scarceHe can scarcely ever watches TV.
scarceHe can scarcely write his name.
scarceHe died when he was scarcely thirty.
scarceHe had scarcely escaped when he was recaptured.
scarceHe scarcely seems to care for me, does he?
scarceI can scarcely believe it.
scarceI could scarcely stand on my feet.
scarceI had scarcely entered the class before the students started asking questions.
scarceI had scarcely gone out before the phone rang.
scarceI had scarcely left home when it began to rain.
scarceI had scarcely opened the cage when the canary flew out.
scarceI had scarcely seen her before I recognized her.
scarceI had scarcely walked a minute before I met him.
scarceI scarcely believed my eyes.
scarceI scarcely slept a wink.
scarceI scarcely think so.
scarceKnowledge is scarce, wisdom is scarcer.
scarceMary scarcely seems to care for me, does she?
scarceMy little brother can scarcely swim yet.
scarceOil is scarce in this country.
scarceRain is scarce in this country.
scarceRecords are particularly scarce for this era, perhaps owing to a long series of natural disasters which befell the capital.
scarceScarcely an hour goes by but I think of you with love.
scarceScarcely had I bought the book when I was sorry.
scarceScarcely had I gone to bed when the telephone rang.
scarceScarcely had I heard the news when I felt inclined to cry.
scarceScarcely had I reached home before the telephone rang.
scarceScarcely had I reached the airport before I realized I had forgotten my ticket.
scarceScarcely had I started out when it began to rain.
scarceScarcely had Jack seen her, he burst out crying.
scarceScarcely had she put on her makeup before he arrived.
scarceScarcely had the dog seen me before in ran away.
scarceScarcely had the dog seen me when it ran away.
scarceScarcely had the market opened before the fire broke out.
scarceScarcely had the rain stopped before a rainbow appeared.
scarceScarcely had we started out before the sky became overcast and down came the rain again.
scarceShe could scarcely gasp the words.
scarceShe scarcely goes out except on business.
scarceShe spoke scarcely a word of English.
scarceTelephone booths are as scarce as hen's teeth around here.
scarceThere are scarcely any flowers in our garden.
scarceThere was scarcely any money left.
scarceThey have scarcely gone out since the baby was bone.
scarceThey scarcely need it at all.
scarceWater is scarce in this area.

Thai-English: NECTEC's Lexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates]
หลบลี้หนีหน้า(v) make oneself scarce, See also: avoid, keep away from, slink, take to one's heels, make one's gateway, show a clean pair o, Syn. หลบหน้า, หนีหน้า, Ant. เผชิญหน้า, Example: เด็กต้องเผชิญสถานการณ์เช่นนี้เข้า มักจะพยายามหลบลี้หนี้หน้าผู้คนและเก็บตัวตามลำพัง, Thai Definition: หนีหายไปเลย, ไม่ยอมมาพบปะ
หนีหน้า(v) hide one's face, See also: avoid facing, make oneself scarce, Syn. เลี่ยง, หลบหน้า, Example: ทำไมวันนี้มีแต่คนหนีหน้าฉันทั้งนั้นเลย, Thai Definition: หลีกเลี่ยง หรือหนีไปไม่ยอมเผชิญหน้า
เต็มแกน(adv) barely, See also: hardly, scarcely, Example: ชาวอีสานหากินเต็มแกนในหน้าแล้ง, Thai Definition: ฝืดเคืองมาก, ขัดสนมาก

Thai-English-French: Volubilis Dictionary 1.0
หายาก[hā yāk] (adj) EN: rare ; hard to find ; scarce  FR: rare ; recherché
แล้ง[laēng] (adj) EN: become scarce  FR: se tarir
ผีเสื้อหนอนใบรักเซลล์ขีด[phīseūa nøn bai rak sel khīt] (n, exp) EN: Scarce Blue Tiger

CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary Dictionary [with local updates]
scarce
scarcer
scarcely
escarcega
scarcella

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only)
scarce
scarcer
scarcely
scarcest

WordNet (3.0)
scarce(adj) deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand, Ant. abundant
barely(adv) only a very short time before; ; ; ; ; - W.B.Yeats, Syn. scarcely, scarce, just, hardly
hardly(adv) almost not, Syn. scarcely
scarcity(n) a small and inadequate amount, Syn. scarceness, Ant. abundance

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Scarce

a. [ Compar. Scarcer superl. Scarcest. ] [ OE. scars, OF. escars, eschars, LL. scarpsus, excarpsus, for L. excerptus, p. p. of excerpere to pick out, and hence to contract, to shorten; ex (see Ex-) + carpere. See Carpet, and cf. Excerp. ] 1. Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon. [ 1913 Webster ]

You tell him silver is scarcer now in England, and therefore risen one fifth in value. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

The scarcest of all is a Pescennius Niger on a medallion well preserved. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with of. [ Obs. ] “A region scarce of prey.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy. [ Obs. ] “Too scarce ne too sparing.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]


To make one's self scarce, to decamp; to depart. [ Slang ]
[ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Rare; infrequent; deficient. See Rare. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scarcely

{ } adv. 1. With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just. [ 1913 Webster ]

With a scarce well-lighted flame. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The eldest scarcely five year was of age. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Slowly she sails, and scarcely stems the tides. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had scarcely finished, when the laborer arrived who had been sent for my ransom. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Frugally; penuriously. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Variants: Scarce
Scarcement

n. (Arch. & Engin.) An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scarcity

{ } n. The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency; lack of plenty; short supply; penury; as, a scarcity of grain; a great scarcity of beauties. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

A scarcity of snow would raise a mutiny at Naples. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Praise . . . owes its value to its scarcity. Rambler. [ 1913 Webster ]

The value of an advantage is enhanced by its scarceness. Collier. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Deficiency; lack; want; penury; dearth; rareness; rarity; infrequency. [ 1913 Webster ]

Variants: Scarceness

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary
紧张[jǐn zhāng, ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄤ,   /  ] nervous; keyed up; intense; tense; strained; in short supply; scarce #1,486 [Add to Longdo]
[quē, ㄑㄩㄝ, ] deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of #1,902 [Add to Longdo]
稀罕[xī han, ㄒㄧ ㄏㄢ˙,  ] rare; scarce; uncommon; to value as a rarity; to cherish #16,110 [Add to Longdo]
殊不知[shū bù zhī, ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ,   ] little imagined; scarcely realized #19,429 [Add to Longdo]
[quē, ㄑㄩㄝ, / ] variant of 缺, deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of #21,975 [Add to Longdo]
枯水[kū shuǐ, ㄎㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ,  ] scarce water; low water level #53,441 [Add to Longdo]
几乎没有[jī hū méi yǒu, ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨ ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ,     /    ] scarcely; hardly any [Add to Longdo]
撒丫子[sā yā zi, ㄙㄚ ㄧㄚ ㄗ˙,   ] (dialect) to rush off; to scamper off double-quick; to take to one's heels; to make oneself scarce [Add to Longdo]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary
Knappheit { f }; Seltenheit { f }; Mangel { m }scarceness; scarcity [Add to Longdo]
Mangelware { f } | Mangelware seinscarce commodity; scarce goods | to be in short supply; to be scarce; to be rare [Add to Longdo]
Zeit { f } | Zeiten { pl } | zur rechten Zeit | zur rechten Zeit | in schlechten Zeiten | angegebene Zeit | Zeit brauchen | Zeit finden für; dazu kommen | jdm. Zeit lassen | sich Zeit lassen | Zeit und Ort bestimmen | die Zeit totschlagen; die Zeit vertreiben | die Zeit verbringen | sich die Zeit vertreiben | seine Zeit vertrödeln | die Zeit vertrödeln | eine schöne Zeit haben; viel Spaß haben | in kurzer Zeit | harte (schwere; schlimme) Zeiten | mit der Zeit Schritt halten | mit der Zeit gehen | seiner Zeit voraus | etw. zur falschen Zeit tun | Zeit vergeuden | Zeit verwenden auf | Zeit zu gewinnen suchen | Zeit herausschinden | eine lange Zeit schönen Wetters | der Zahn der Zeit | zur rechten Zeit | absolute Zeittime | times | in due time | in good season | in times of scarceness | indicated time; time indicated | to take time | to get round to | to give someone time | to take up time | to set time and place | to kill time | to spend the time | to while away the time | to while away one's time | to fritter away time | to have a nice time | in a little while | hard times | to keep up with the time | to keep up with the times | ahead of the times | to sing the Magnificat at matins | to waste time | to spend time on | to play for time | to temporize | a long spell of fine weather | the ravages of time | seasonable | absolute time [Add to Longdo]
kaum; schwerlich; wohl nicht { adv }scarcely [Add to Longdo]
kaum; gerad erst { adv }scarcely [Add to Longdo]
kaum etw.; fast nichtsscarcely anything [Add to Longdo]
kaum ... alsscarcely ... when [Add to Longdo]
knapp; selten | knapperscarce | scarcer [Add to Longdo]
knapp { adv }scarcely [Add to Longdo]
Er macht sich rar.He makes himself scarce. [Add to Longdo]
Sie nahmen Reißaus.They made themselve scarce. [Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary
少ない(P);少い(io);尠い;寡い[すくない, sukunai] (adj-i) few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom; (P) #2,274 [Add to Longdo]
乏しい[とぼしい(P);ともしい, toboshii (P); tomoshii] (adj-i) meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor; (P) #9,108 [Add to Longdo]
希少(P);稀少[きしょう, kishou] (adj-na, n) scarce; rare; (P) #12,939 [Add to Longdo]
僅少[きんしょう, kinshou] (adj-no, adj-na) (See 僅か) (a) few; (a) little; trifling; insignificant; small (amount); scarce (stocks) [Add to Longdo]
言うまでもない(P);言う迄も無い;言う迄もない[いうまでもない(P);ゆうまでもない, iumademonai (P); yuumademonai] (exp) it goes without saying; there is no need to say so, but of course; it is needless to say; it need scarcely be said; (P) [Add to Longdo]
残り少ない;残りすくない[のこりすくない, nokorisukunai] (adj-i) scarce; few remaining [Add to Longdo]
乏しくなる[とぼしくなる, toboshikunaru] (v5r) to get scarce; to run short [Add to Longdo]

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