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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

scanty

/skan-tee/US // ˈskæn ti //UK // (ˈskæntɪ) //

微薄的,稀少的,轻微的,微薄

Related Words

scant寥寥无几,稀少的,少量的,少量insufficient不够,不足,不充分,不够充分meager微薄的,微薄,微不足道,微不足道的sparse稀少的,稀疏的,稀疏,寥寥无几skimpy马虎了事,马虎,马虎不得,马虎的poor穷人,贫穷,可怜的,穷limited有限的,有限,有限性little少许,少,少量,少少short短期,短期的,短暂的,短暂shy羞涩,羞涩的,害羞,害羞的failing失败,失败的,失效,失误spare备用的,剩余的,剩余,空闲时间close关闭,密切,结束,靠近narrow狭窄的,窄小的,缩小,窄小bare光光的,赤裸裸的,光光,裸露的deficient亏损,亏损的,亏欠,欠缺exiguous冗长的,冗长,毗连的,毗连minimal最低限度,最低限度的,最小的,极少rare罕见,罕见的,稀有,稀有的restricted受限制的,受限的,受约束的,受制约的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    scant·i·er, scant·i·est.

    • : scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
    • : meager; not adequate.
    • : lacking amplitude in extent or compass.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural scant·ies.

    • : scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.inadequate
Synonyms
insufficient不够,不足,不充分,不够充分meager微薄的,微薄,微不足道,微不足道的scant寥寥无几,稀少的,少量的,少量skimpy马虎了事,马虎,马虎不得,马虎的sparse稀少的,稀疏的,稀疏,寥寥无几close关闭,密切,结束,靠近failing失败,失败的,失效,失误limited有限的,有限,有限性little少许,少,少量,少少narrow狭窄的,窄小的,缩小,窄小poor穷人,贫穷,可怜的,穷short短期,短期的,短暂的,短暂shy羞涩,羞涩的,害羞,害羞的spare备用的,剩余的,剩余,空闲时间bare光光的,赤裸裸的,光光,裸露的barely sufficient勉强够用,勉强足够,勉强够了,勉强够用就行deficient亏损,亏损的,亏欠,欠缺exiguous冗长的,冗长,毗连的,毗连minimal最低限度,最低限度的,最小的,极少rare罕见,罕见的,稀有,稀有的restricted受限制的,受限的,受约束的,受制约的scrimpy小气,小气的,小气鬼,马虎slender纤细,纤细的,苗条,苗条的sparing节约,节省开支,节省费用,节约的stingy小气,吝啬,悭吝,吝啬鬼thin薄,单薄,薄薄的,细tight紧,紧密,严格,紧张wanting想要,想要的,希望,要的

Examples

  • Someone hears how great your app is and immediately searches the name, only to find scanty or no relevant results at all.

  • They lean against the fence, hips jutted out, their legs exposed by scanty pink shorts and skimpy dresses.

  • Others donned Berlusconi masks or carried signs with “No Lie Zone” and photos of young women in scanty costumes.

  • They could not take both horses; feed would be scanty there, and there would be no need of two horses.

  • He had received the scanty education generally bestowed upon the sons of small yeomen at the beginning of the present century.

  • He was a fat, heavy man of about fifty years of age, and his scanty hair was turning grey.

  • It had been very scanty information and late in its arrival—too late to enable the master manhunter to block the plan.

  • The scanty income she had saved from her mother's property rendered it necessary for her to live with the utmost frugality.

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