scant
不足的
常用释义
英音[ skænt ]
美音[ skænt ]
变形
第三人称单数:
scants
现在分词:
scanting
过去式:
scanted
过去分词:
scanted
比较级:
scanter/more scant
最高级:
scantest/most scant
基本释义
- adj. 不足的，缺乏的；将近的，差一点点的
- v. <美>少给，克扣；<美>冷落，忽略
例句
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1·She began to berate the police for paying scant attention to the theft from her car.她开始严厉斥责警方对她车内东西失窃一案关注不足。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·Scant attention has been paid to many of the dubious social and economic assumptions that underlie the plan.人们对该计划背后的许多可疑的社会和经济假设缺乏关注。
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3·I paid scant attention to what she was saying.我没大注意她在说什么。来源: 《牛津词典》
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4·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。来源: 《牛津词典》
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5·Members of poor peasant families spun or wove cloth and linens at home for scant remuneration in an attempt to supplement meager family income.贫穷农民家庭的成员在家纺织布和亚麻以挣得很少的报酬，弥补微薄的家庭收入。
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6·Japan has scant natural resources.日本自然资源缺乏。
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7·Rigorous research has been scant.严谨的研究一直很少。
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8·Information on it is scant.信息是受限的。
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9·Fleeing tyrants find scant refuge.逃窜的暴君寻求庇护。
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10·The alternatives are depressing and scant.可供选择的其他职业沉闷而不足。
网络释义
- scant of : 缺乏…的
同根词
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scant