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scant adj.不充分的；不足的v.减缩；限制；忽略 (1) 你留恋多佛低于标准的住宿条件和不足的奖学金，这明显是非理性的。 Scant is also a verb, that means "to supply sparingly" — don't scant with the brownies, or I will keep asking for more. Scant also means "to deal with inadequately or carelessly." When you scant the reports on homelessness, they are so superficial on data that they don't reflect the real problem. Scant comes from the Old Norse word skamt, meaning "short, brief."

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英 [skænt] 美 [skænt] (1) Your attachment to substandard lodgings and scant tuition in Dover is clearly irrational. Scant is an adjective that means "a tiny amount," like your scant attendance at practice this week that results in being benched from the big game. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]一丁点的；微小的；不足的；欠缺的 You use scant to indicate that there is very little of something or not as much of something as there should be.   [usu ADJ n]She began to berate the police for paying scant attention to the theft from her car.她开始痛斥警方对她车内被窃一案不够关注。...forces that have shown scant respect for Red Cross markings or UN flags...对红十字会标志和联合国旗帜不屑一顾的军队There is scant evidence of strong economic growth to come.没有足够的证据表明经济将会突飞猛进。2[ADJ 形容词](强调数目)小的，很小的，仅有的 If you describe an amount as scant, you are emphasizing that it is small.   [a ADJ amount]  [emphasis]This hole was a scant .23 inches in diameter...这个洞眼的直径只有 0.23 英寸。In fact, Richard Savage had known Edward Bellamy a scant five hours.实际上，理查德·萨维奇和爱德华·贝拉米相识才仅仅 5 个小时。

英语单词	scant
英美音标	英 [skænt] 美 [skænt]
中文释义	adj.不充分的；不足的 v.减缩；限制；忽略
英语例句	(1) Your attachment to substandard lodgings and scant tuition in Dover is clearly irrational.
中文例句	(1) 你留恋多佛低于标准的住宿条件和不足的奖学金，这明显是非理性的。
vocabulary简明	Scant is an adjective that means "a tiny amount," like your scant attendance at practice this week that results in being benched from the big game.
vocabulary扩展	Scant is also a verb, that means "to supply sparingly" — don't scant with the brownies, or I will keep asking for more. Scant also means "to deal with inadequately or carelessly." When you scant the reports on homelessness, they are so superficial on data that they don't reflect the real problem. Scant comes from the Old Norse word skamt, meaning "short, brief."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]一丁点的；微小的；不足的；欠缺的 You use scant to indicate that there is very little of something or not as much of something as there should be. [usu ADJ n] She began to berate the police for paying scant attention to the theft from her car. 她开始痛斥警方对她车内被窃一案不够关注。 ...forces that have shown scant respect for Red Cross markings or UN flags... 对红十字会标志和联合国旗帜不屑一顾的军队 There is scant evidence of strong economic growth to come. 没有足够的证据表明经济将会突飞猛进。 2 [ADJ 形容词](强调数目)小的，很小的，仅有的 If you describe an amount as scant, you are emphasizing that it is small. [a ADJ amount] [emphasis] This hole was a scant .23 inches in diameter... 这个洞眼的直径只有 0.23 英寸。 In fact, Richard Savage had known Edward Bellamy a scant five hours. 实际上，理查德·萨维奇和爱德华·贝拉米相识才仅仅 5 个小时。

Scant Means Adj 英 Skænt] 美 Skænt Adj.不充分的；不足的 V.减缩；限制；忽略