scarce

• Описывает то, чего недостаточно или что трудно найти.

Describes something that is not enough or is difficult to find.

1. Insufficient supplyB2formal

   Not enough to meet demand; existing in limited quantities.

   Дефицитный

   • Clean drinking water is scarce in many parts of the world.
   • During the drought, food supplies became scarce.
   • Skilled workers are scarce in this industry.

   Synonymsdeficientinsufficientlackingmeagerrarescantshortsparse

   Antonymsabundantamplecopiousplentiful

• Наречие, означающее «едва» или «почти не», часто используемое в формальных или литературных контекстах. Обычно употребляется с прошедшим совершенным или прошедшим совершенным продолженным временем, чтобы указать, что что-то произошло только непосредственно перед чем-то другим или почти не произошло. Форма совпадает с прилагательным 'scarce', но функция отличается.

An adverb meaning "barely" or "hardly," often used in formal or literary contexts. It is typically used with past perfect or past perfect continuous tenses to indicate that something happened only just before something else or almost not at all. The form is identical to the adjective 'scarce' but functions differently.

1. Barely or hardlyB2formal

   Only a very short time before; almost not.

   Едва

   • He had scarce finished his meal when the phone rang.
   • She scarce had time to say goodbye before the train left.
   • The sun had scarce risen when they began their journey.

   Synonymsbarelyhardlyjustscarcely

   Antonymsabundantlyamplyplentifully