Scant



GRE 蓝宝

解释

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

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

• Date: 15th century
• dialect scarcely, hardly

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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