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scant

音標[sk?nt] 讀音

漢語翻譯


a. 不充分的, 不足的
vt. 減少, 吝嗇, 限制, 藐視, 忽略
相關詞組:
be scant of

詞型變化:

名詞:scantness 副詞:scantly 形容詞比較級:scanter 最高級:scantest 動詞過去式:scanted 過去分詞:scanted 現在分詞:scanting 第三人稱單數:scants 

英文解釋:

動詞 scant:

  1. work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
    同義詞:skimp
  2. limit in quality or quantity
    同義詞:skimp
  3. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
    同義詞:stint, skimp

形容詞 scant:

  1. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
    同義詞:light, short

例句:

  1. The movers gave me a scant hour's notice of their arrival.
    搬家的人只通知給我們短短的一小時,他們就來了。
  2. He paid scant attention to what was said.
    他沒怎么聽講。

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