scant

英 [skænt]

美 [skænt]

adj.  一丁点的; 微小的; 不足的; 欠缺的
vt.  限制; 节省; 吝惜

过去分词：scanted　最高级：scantest　现在分词：scanting　过去式：scanted　第三人称单数：scants　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11291 / COCA.9142

牛津词典

adj.

• 一丁点的；微小的；不足的；欠缺的
  hardly any; not very much and not as much as there should be
  1. I paid scant attention to what she was saying.
     我没大注意她在说什么。
  2. The firefighters went back into the house with scant regard for their own safety.
     消防员奋不顾身地返回那座房子。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 一丁点的;微小的;不足的;欠缺的
  You usescantto indicate that there is very little of something or not as much of something as there should be.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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
  3. 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。
• ADJ (强调数目)小的,很小的，仅有的
  If you describe an amount asscant, you are emphasizing that it is small.
  1. This hole was a scant .23 inches in diameter...
     这个洞眼的直径只有 0.23 英寸。
  2. 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。

英英释义

verb

• supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
  1. sting with the allowance
  Synonym:stintskimp
• limit in quality or quantity
  Synonym:skimp
• work hastily or carelessly
  Synonym:skimp

双语例句

• The losses occurred in an obscure credit portfolio that received scant attention from analysts and supervisors.
  这些亏损发生在一个常人不懂的信贷资产组合内，分析师和监管者对其关注很少。
• She therefore replied by glancing over her scant habiliments; but Clare gently urged her.
  因此，她打量了一眼身上的穿着，算是回答；不过克莱尔用温柔的目光鼓励她。
• I have, of my sixty teachers, a scant half dozen who can not have been supplanted by phonograph.
  我的六十位老师之中，不可能以留声机来取代的，我看不到半打。
• Your attachment to substandard lodgings and scant tuition in Dover is clearly irrational.
  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。
• When he saw how scant information was about China, he set out to create his own company.
  他看到网络上关于中国的信息十分稀少，就创办了自己的公司。
• Andy showed scant interest in what was being said.
  安迪对所说的事兴趣不大。
• When the boar was a scant seventy-five feet away, he fired.
  当野猪离他不到七十五呎的时候，他开了枪。
• I paid scant attention to what she was saying.
  我没大注意她在说什么。
• There is scant research on cellphone germs and their effect on the body, according to Dr. Cain.
  据凯恩博士称，目前有关手机上的病菌以及这些病菌对人体影响方面的研究还很欠缺。
• This hole was a scant. 23 inches in diameter
  这个洞眼的直径只有0.23英寸。