The scarcity of qualified engineers has forced us to raise starting salaries this year.

合格工程師的短缺迫使我們今年提高起薪。

Due to a scarcity of shipping containers, your order will arrive two weeks late.

由於貨櫃短缺，您的訂單將延遲兩週送達。

Investors worry that the scarcity of raw materials will push production costs even higher.

投資人擔心原物料匱乏會使生產成本進一步攀升。