paucity

英 [ˈpɔːsəti]

美 [ˈpɔːsəti]

n.  少量; 少许; 贫乏

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BNC.18824 / COCA.16637

牛津词典

noun

• 少量；少许；贫乏
  a small amount of sth; less than enough of sth
  1. a paucity of information
     信息的短缺

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 少量；不足；缺乏
  If you say that there is apaucity ofsomething, you mean that there is not enough of it.
  1. Even the film's impressive finale can't hide the first hour's paucity of imagination.
     这部电影的结局可圈可点，即使这样也无法掩盖前一个小时想象力贫乏的缺憾。
  2. ...the paucity of good British women sprinters.
     英国优秀女子短跑选手的匮乏

英英释义

noun

• an insufficient quantity or number
  Synonym:dearth

双语例句

• Most households need a maximum of one lawyer; two constitutes an oversupply and can lead to a paucity of time, a surplus of money and a certain homogeneity in outlook.
  在大多数家庭，夫妻中有一个人做律师就足够了，两口子都干律师会造成供应过度，可能会面临时间不够、钱有富余和看法有些类似的情况。
• Companies often cite a paucity of domestic blue-collar workers as a barrier.
  台湾企业常常说，本地蓝领工人不足是妨碍他们在台湾投资的一个因素。
• Despite a paucity of data, one thing is clear, the UN says. The money that female migrants send back home can raise families and even entire communities out of poverty.
  联合国表示：尽管缺乏相关数据，但有一点显而易见，即女性移民汇回国的资金，能使她们的家庭、甚至整个社区摆脱贫困。
• There is a paucity of scientific research work in this field.
  在这个领域中很少进行科研工作。
• In patients whose aspergillosis is refractory to voriconazole, a paucity of data exist to guide management.
  很少资料可以用来指导治疗对伏立康唑不起反应的曲菌病。
• Even the film's impressive finale can't hide the first hour's paucity of imagination.
  这部电影的结局可圈可点，即使这样也无法掩盖前一个小时想象力贫乏的缺憾。
• Paucity of training is cited as one of the main reasons for the global nurse shortage.
  据称，缺少培训是全球护士短缺的主要原因之一。
• According to Mr Wolfers, the correlation was unclear in the past because of a paucity of data.
  根据Wolfers先生的观点，因数据缺乏，故在过去，收入与幸福间的关系晦暗不明。
• Analysts at Fortis Bank said in a recent report: We are becoming more concerned that the scope for production growth is reaching some upper limits, constrained by the paucity of geographic locations suitable for cocoa production.
  富通银行（FortisBank）分析师在最近的一份报告中称：我们越来越担心产量增长空间正接近上限，因为适合种植可可豆的地区很少。
• The paucity of European strategic thinking is stunning.
  欧洲战略思想的匮乏程度令人震惊。