dearth [dɜ:θ]

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n.缺乏，粮食不足，饥谨

an amount or supply which is not large enough; a lack noun

There is a dearth of good children's plays. 目前缺少优秀的儿童剧。
Many people in that country died because of dearth of food. 那个国家有许多人因为缺少粮食而死。