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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

      • 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。
      • Even so since quantitative data were scanty and the photon so radical an idea it remained unaccepted by many.
        虽然如此,由于定量的数据还不足,而光子又是这样激进的一个概念,很多人仍然不愿接受它。
      • The qualitative analysis of a predator-prey system with scanty effect for the constant invest of prey
        一类食饵具有常投放的稀疏效应捕食系统的定性分析
      • Information is again very scanty from low-and middle-income countries and no data are available at national or regional levels.
        在低收入和中等收入的国家信息来源较少,许多国家或地区无数据。
      • The news today is so far scanty, but good.
        今天的消息不多,但很好。
      • I have only a scanty knowledge of world affairs.
        我对于国际事务只是一知半解。
      • He was cut off from all but a scanty radio communication with his armies.
        他同他的部队之间除了零星无线电联络以外,一切的联系都被切断了。
      • We have only received scanty information fo far.
        我们迄今只收到了少量情报。
      • Scanty and insufficient suppers those, and innocent of meat, as of most other sauce to wretched bread.
        晚饭不多,量不足,没有肉,也没有别的佐料,只有劣质的面包。
      • When visiting churches and temples, propriety indicates that shorts and scanty clothing be avoided.
        当访问教堂和庙宇时,要避免穿短裤和裸露的衣服。