scant
英[skænt] 美[skænt]
"a light pound"
"a scant cup of sugar"
"regularly gives short weight"
"sting with the allowance"
1.一丁点的;微小的;不足的;欠缺的
You usescant to indicate that there is very little of something or not as much of something as there should be.
e.g. She began to berate the police for payingscant attention to the theft from her car.
她开始痛斥警方对她车内被窃一案不够关注。
e.g. ...forces that have shownscant respect for Red Cross markings or UN flags...
对红十字会标志和联合国旗帜不屑一顾的军队
2.(强调数目)小的,很小的,仅有的
If you describe an amount asscant, you are emphasizing that it is small.
e.g. This hole was ascant .23 inches in diameter...
这个洞眼的直径只有 0.23 英寸。
e.g. In fact, Richard Savage had known Edward Bellamy ascant five hours.
实际上,理查德·萨维奇和爱德华·贝拉米相识才仅仅 5 个小时。
1. 深灰里子红带浅金属光泽(闪亮星泽质地):Long Stem Rose 嫩粉色带浅浅金色光泽(闪亮星泽质地) |scant 深灰里子红带浅金属光泽(闪亮星泽质地) | Mousse 浅焦糖棕褐色(显色丰润质地)
2. 缺乏的:scare 威吓 |scant 缺乏的 | trenchant 清晰的
3. 不足的:scansorial 适合攀登的 |scant 不足的 |scanties 短裤
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4. 少的:scant 不足的 |scant 少的 |scantling draft ship 结构强度吃水船
Three days have I hidden, and eaten scant bread.
出自:D. H. LawrenceSo-called evidence is more scant.
出自:ListenerHe paid us scant heed, beyond a nod.
出自:I. WatsonA dare-gale skylark scanted in a dull cage.
出自:G. M. Hopkins上一个:more than enough
下一个:abundantly