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scant adj.不足的;缺乏的;将近的;吝啬的;vt.限制;节省;吝惜; third:scants~done:scanted~est:scantest~ing:scanting~er:scanter~past:scanted~

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英[skænt]  美[skænt] ADJ-GRADED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.例：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。例：...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ADJ(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.例：This hole was a scant .23 inches in diameter...这个洞眼的直径只有 0.23 英寸。例：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。

单词	scant
音标	英[skænt] 美[skænt]
解释	adj.不足的;缺乏的;将近的;吝啬的;vt.限制;节省;吝惜;
例句	ADJ-GRADED 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. 例：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。例：...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 ADJ (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. 例：This hole was a scant .23 inches in diameter...这个洞眼的直径只有 0.23 英寸。例：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。
变形	third:scants~done:scanted~est:scantest~ing:scanting~er:scanter~past:scanted~

Scant 英[Skænt 美[Skænt Adj.不足的;缺乏的;将近的;吝啬的;Vt.限制;节省;吝惜 Adj Graded 一丁点的;微小的;不足的;欠缺的 例：She Began

Scant 英[Skænt 美[Skænt Adj.不足的;缺乏的;将近的;吝啬的;Vt.限制;节省;吝惜 Adj Graded 一丁点的;微小的;不足的;欠缺的例：She Began