thin on the ground

基本解釋

Examples are thin on the ground, either because they do not exist or because they have yet to be discovered.
這樣的例子實屬鳳毛麟角，原因是要么根本不存在，要么還沒有被發(fā)現(xiàn)。
As parents tend to pass on genes that determine looks, this could result in handsome men becoming rather thin on the ground.
因為父母會將決定長相的基因遺傳下去，這可能會導致地球上長相英俊的男人變得更加稀有。
Whether in the land of his birth or the town of his death, Tyndale buffs are still regrettably thin on the ground, and it is hard to follow his trail.
遺憾的是，無論在他的出生地還是殉難地，廷代爾的擁躉依然少之又少，他的足跡也難以追尋。

Yet the latter can be useful, particularly when the former are still rather thin on the ground.
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And Lib Dem victories have so far been embarrassingly thin on the ground.
ECONOMIST: The Scottish play
That being more or less the standard line-up tends to confirm my belief that constitutional purists are thin on the ground.
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