| 釋義 |
scant /skaent; skaent/ adj ~ (of), (having) hardly enough: 不足的; 欠缺的： ~ of breath; 上氣不接下氣; pay ~ attention to sb's advice. 忽略某人的忠言。 vt [VP6A] skimp; make ~; cut down: 吝嗇; 隹不足; 減少： → on'r ~ the butter when you make a cake. 做糕餅時(shí)不要吝惜奶油。 ~y adj (-ier, -iest) (opp of ample) small in size or amount; barely large enough: (為 ample 之相反字)(大小或數(shù)量)不足的; 剛剛夠大的; 恰好夠的： a ~n rice crop; 歉收的稻子; 。 ~y bikini. 剛剛停大的比基尼泳裝。~訪坪 /-ill; -ill/ adv in a ~y manner: 不足地; 剛剛夠地： ~ily dressed. 衣著單薄。 ~iness n |