n.缺乏;糧食不足
There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject. 關(guān)于這個課題還缺乏可靠資料。
Many soldiers died because of dearth of food. 很多士兵因?yàn)槿鄙偌Z食死去。
A dearth of corn caused the prices to go up. 谷物匱乏造成價(jià)格上漲。