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

• Medical Science offered her no miracles and scant hope.
  医学没有为我母亲创造奇迹或带来希望。
• 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。
• The thing that strikes me the most is their scant understanding of RUP concepts and principles.
  令我惊讶的是大部分人缺乏对RUP概念和原则的了解。
• Western governments see public interests threatened, but so far the evidence is scant.
  西方国家政府认为其公众利益受到了威胁，但证据迄今不足。
• I paid scant attention to what she was saying.
  我没大注意她在说什么。
• This hole was a scant. 23 inches in diameter
  这个洞眼的直径只有0.23英寸。
• He received scant compassion or even understanding.
  人们很少同情他，更谈不上了解他。
• 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。
• 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 have chronic pancreatitis and can digest only scant amounts of fat.
  我有慢性胰腺炎，可以消化只有很少量的脂肪。