| 釋義 |
scant
sk?nt;sk?nt
<<形容詞>>
scant.er, scant.est
1 幾乎不足的, 少量的
paid scant attention to the lecture
馬馬虎虎地聽課
2 還差一點(diǎn)的
a scant cup of sugar
不到一杯的糖
3 不足的, 短缺的
We were scant of breath after the lengthy climb.
長(zhǎng)途攀爬之後我們上氣不接下氣
<<及物動(dòng)詞>>
scant.ed, scant.ing, scants
1 減縮; 不充份供應(yīng)
had to scant the older children in order to nourish the newborn
必須削減較大小孩的花費(fèi)以便養(yǎng)育新生兒
2 限制
Our leisure time is scanted by this demanding job.
由於工作吃力我們的休閑時(shí)間受到限制
3 忽視, 輕視
<<副詞>>
scantly
<<名詞>>
scantness
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