プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
とぼしい【乏しい】
物資の乏しさ
a scarcity of goods
この国には石油が乏しい
Oil is scarce in this country.
燃料が乏しくなってきた
We are running short of fuel.
乏しい給料
a meager salary
我々は乏しきを分かち合う必要がある
It is necessary for us to share what little we have.
想像力に乏しい人々
those who lack [are lacking in] imagination/unimaginative persons
私はまだ医者としての経験に乏しい
I have as yet little experience as a doctor.
変化に乏しい田園生活
monotonous rural life
求人が乏しい
Very few jobs are available./Jobs are scarce [few and far between].