scant中文什么意思

adj.
1.缺乏的，不足的，不够的 (of)。
2.恰好够的。
3.将近的。
+更多解释...4.俭约的，节省的；吝啬的。
短语和例子
★英国现在常用的是 scanty. a scant attendance 出席者[听众]稀少。 a scant supply of food 食品供应不足。 a scant halfhour 恰好[仅仅]半小时。 a scant five yards 刚够五码。 be scant of money 钱不够[缺钱]。 fat and scant of breath 胖得喘气。 with scant courtesy 不太礼貌地，有点不客气地。vt.
〔英古、美〕
1. 限制，缩减。
2.克扣；吝惜。
3.不客气地对待。adv.
〔美方〕好容易才，几乎不[没有]。adv.
-ly ,-ness n.

• a scant attendance:    出席者稀少
• scant demand:    需求不足
• scant size:    不留后备尺寸的

例句与用法

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1. He came here a scant three months ago .
   他将近三个月以前才到这里。
2. As a healer of bodies i had scant success .
   作为治疗肌体的医生，我的成就甚微。
3. Johnny paid scant heed to all these attention .
   约翰尼对所有这些荣誉都不屑一顾。
4. He received scant compassion or even understanding .
   人们很少同情他，更谈不上了解他。
5. The expeditions were often out of meat, and scant of clothes .
   探险人常常吃不到肉，衣服也很缺乏。

英文释义

动词

1. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"
   同义词：stint, skimp
2. limit in quality or quantity
   同义词：skimp
3. work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
   同义词：skimp

形容词

1. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"
   同义词：light, short