匮乏

匮乏 [kuì fá]

1. ■ short (of supplies); dificient:

资源匮乏 want of natural resources;

弥补劳动力和材料的匮乏 cover [make up for] scarcity of labour and material;

水源严重匮乏 an acute water shortage;

这使师资匮乏的问题更为严重。 This makes the teacher shortage even more critical.