精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上选修11 Units1-5全册知识点汇总（新人教版）Unit1scarce adjmake oneself scarce 离开，退避That bird has become scarce in this country. Food and water are scarce and expensive in the flooded area.scarcely adv. 表示“几乎不，仅仅”，与when连用时，意思和“hardlywhen”相同都表示“一就”，置于句首时，用部分到状结构 He had scarcely escaped when he was recaptured =Scarcely had he escaped when he was recaptured(重新捕获) I scarcely have leisure time to play tennis this afternoon.=Scarcely do I h
