dearth

释义

n. 缺乏, 粮食不足, 饥馑

例句

EXCEPT as Pearl, in the dearth of human playmates, was thrown more upon the visionary throng which she created.

只不过是由于缺乏玩伴，她同自己创造出来的幻想中的人群更加接近而己。

So for now, this dearth of data means that scientists must rely on climate models to estimate the effects of large-scale burning by aborigines.

所以现在数据的缺乏也就意味着科学家必须依靠气候模型来估计土著大规模焚烧对于气候的影响。