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GRE 蓝宝

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[编辑] GRE 红宝书

  • adj. 不足的, 缺乏的
  • [英] adj. 不足的, 缺乏的 ( barely or scarcely sufficient)
  • [类] 反义词: profuse ( 丰富的)
  • [例] scant knowledge / scant sleep

[编辑] Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

  • Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr short
  • Date: 14th century
  • 1. dialect
    • a. excessively frugal
    • b. not prodigal ; chary
  • 2.
    • a. barely or scarcely sufficient; especially not quite coming up to a stated measure <a scant teaspoon>
    • b. lacking in amplitude or quantity <scant growth>
  • 3. having a small or insufficient supply <he's fat, and scant of breath — Shakespeare>
  • Synonyms: see meager
  • ? scantly adverb
  • ? scantness noun

II. adverb

III. transitive verb

  • Date: circa 1580
  • 1. to provide an incomplete supply of
  • 2. to make small, narrow, or meager
  • 3. to give scant attention to ; slight
  • 4. to provide with a meager or inadequate portion or supply ; stint


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