dearth
There was a dearth of reliable information on the subject.
关于这个课题缺乏可靠资料。 famine fam= hunger 饿
famine n. 饥荒
fam 饿 + ine 抽象名词 → 饥荒
famish v. 挨饿
fam 饿 + ish 使… → 挨饿
famished adj. 极饥饿的
famish 挨饿 + ed 已…的 → 极饥饿的 Food was becoming scarce.
食物越来越紧缺。 Patients were dying because of an acute shortage of nurses.
因为护理人员严重不足，患者生命垂危。 记忆技巧：short 缺乏 + age 状态，情况，身份及其他 → 缺少
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