scanty

US /ˈskæn.t̬i/
UK /ˈskæn.t̬i/
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1.

不足的, 缺乏的, 稀少的

small or insufficient in quantity or amount

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The information provided was scanty and unhelpful.
提供的資訊很少且無用。
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They survived on a scanty diet of rice and beans.
他們靠微薄的米飯和豆子維持生計。
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meagersparsepaltryinsufficientdeficient
2.

暴露的, 單薄的, 稀少的

(of clothing) revealing because of being small or thin

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She wore a scanty bikini to the beach.
她穿著暴露的比基尼去了海灘。
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His scanty clothing offered little protection from the cold.
他單薄的衣服幾乎無法禦寒。
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revealingskimpymeagersparsebare