scant
US /skænt/
UK /skænt/
形容词
1.
不足的, 贫乏的, 几乎没有的
barely sufficient or adequate; limited in quantity or amount
示例:
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The refugees have scant resources to survive the winter.
难民们只有匮乏的资源来度过寒冬。
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He paid scant attention to the warnings.
他对这些警告几乎没怎么在意。
动词
1.
吝啬, 限制, 忽略
to provide a grudging or inadequate amount of something; to stint
示例:
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Do not scant the butter when making the pastry.
做面点时不要吝啬放黄油。
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The director was accused of scanting the details of the historical event.
导演被指责忽略了历史事件的细节。
在 Lingoland 学习这个单词