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

• 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。
• The paucity of data regarding the Udokan deposit makes understanding this system difficult in terms of Earth history events.
  缺乏有关的数据，乌多坎的沉淀物不能顺应这种方式在长期的历史构成中。
• Fuling is enjoying the first trickle of prosperity. Yet many other small cities across China's vast interior are still waiting for improved rail and road connections, while a paucity of decent low-end housing is a growing social problem nationwide.
  涪陵正在逐渐繁荣起来，但中国广袤的内地还有许多其它小城市仍在等待铁路与公路网的完善，而低端体面住宅的缺乏，正日益成为全国性的社会问题。
• Another reason for the paucity of data is the lack of disease surveillance in endemic countries.
  缺乏数据的另外一个原因是，疾病流行国家缺乏疾病监测。
• 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。
• Their view is upheld by the paucity of reported cases where prenuptial agreements have been significant or successfully upheld.
  在见诸报端的案件中，很少有婚前协议发挥了重大作用或得到成功支持的情况，这一事实也支持了他们的观点。
• 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。
• In the past, the paucity of surveillance systems has meant developing countries have lacked up-to-date information on diseases.
  在过去，监测系统的缺乏意味着发展中国家缺乏关于疾病的最新信息。
• These characteristics are concretely reflected in Japan's retrogression and paucity of support and in China's progress and abundance of support.
  这个特点的具体反映是日本的退步和寡助，中国的进步和多助。