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scanty

英 [ˈskænti]

美 [ˈskænti]

adj.  不足的; 欠缺的; 太少的; 小而暴露身体的

复数:scanties 最高级:scantiest 

TOEFL

BNC.19368 / COCA.25084

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 不足的;欠缺的;太少的
      too little in amount for what is needed
      1. Details of his life are scanty.
        关于他的生平,详细资料不多。
    • 小而暴露身体的
      very small and not covering much of your body
      1. a scanty bikini
        遮不住多少身体的比基尼泳装

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 偏小的;偏少的;不足的;欠缺的
      You describe something asscantywhen there is less of it than you think there should be.
      1. So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two suspects.
        迄今为止,我们掌握的能够指证两个嫌疑犯的证据少得可怜。
    • ADJ-GRADED (衣服)暴露的
      If someone is wearingscantyclothing, he or she is wearing clothes which are sexually revealing.
      1. ...a model in scanty clothing.
        衣着暴露的模特

    英英释义

    noun

    • short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
        Synonym:pantiepantystep-in

      adj

      • lacking in amplitude or quantity
        1. a bare livelihood
        2. a scanty harvest
        3. a spare diet
        Synonym:bare(a)spare

      双语例句

      • It is not strange, then, that those who wrote of him should have eked out their scanty recollections with a lively fancy. The painter mostly adopted realistic painting methods, but also used some folk and traditional Chinese painting techniques.
        因此,那些给他写文章的人必须借助于活跃的想象以弥补贫乏的事实,看来也就不足为奇了。画家在进行严谨的写实描绘中,借鉴了民间美术和传统工笔重彩的表现手法。
      • His knowledge of mathematics is superficial and scanty.
        他的数学知识浅显、贫乏。
      • Co-operatives can be organized even with scanty means of production, as has been proved by the many co-operatives organized by poor and lower-middle peasants.
        生产资料少一点也可以组织合作社,很多贫农和下中农组织的合作社已经证明了。
      • The knowledge about higher plant mitochondrial ribosomes is scanty.
        关于高等植物线粒体核蛋白体的知识也少的可怜。
      • His head was large and ugly; he had pale scanty hair and an earthy skin.
        他的脑袋大而丑,头发灰白稀疏,土色的皮肤。
      • The crew started to eke out there scanty supply of fresh water.
        船员们开始节约使用储量不多的淡水。
      • Scanty information about their pupils.
        关于他们学生的少得可怜的资料。
      • The news today is so far scanty, but good.
        今天的消息不多,但很好。
      • We have only received scanty information fo far.
        我们迄今只收到了少量情报。
      • To this scanty inventory of material wealth, ought to be added their land;
        还应把土地计入这个贫乏的物质财富清单;