make oneself scarce 〈口〉走开,溜走go away; avoid others As soon as his mother-in-law arrived, he made himself scarce.他岳母一到,他便溜走了。
用作表语 ▲S+be+～ The food was scarce during the war.战爭期间食物短缺。
scarce, rare 参见rare条。
［同义词］ rare ［反义词］ abundant, ample, plentiful ［词源］＜中古英语scars(稀少的,缺乏的)
