scant

/skænt/

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📖 中文释义

  1. a. 不充分的, 不足的
  2. vt. 减少, 吝啬, 限制, 藐视, 忽略

🔗 释义中的汉语词

🧩 词形变化

过去分词 scanted最高级 scantest现在分词 scanting过去式 scanted第三人称单数 scants

💬 双语例句

  1. But, given China’s continuing opposition to further sanctions, there is scant hope of this happening.

  2. Scant, low, scraggy cedars gave place to more numerous, darker, greener, bushier ones, and these to high, full-foliaged, green-berried trees.

    稀疏、低矮、枝叶稀疏的雪松被数量更多、颜色更深、更绿、更茂密的雪松所取代,这些雪松又被高大、枝繁叶茂、结满绿色浆果的树木所取代。

  3. Yet the SRF has received scant attention from Western media. This is unfortunate, because what little is known about it suggests that it could play an important role in transforming development finance.

    然而,丝路基金从西方媒体得到的关注非常少。 这是不幸的,因为它将可能在发展金融变革中发挥重要的作用,而我们却对它知之甚少。

🔵 同义词

🔗 常用搭配

scant attentionhaving scantscant regardautocrat showing scantscant remaining authorityscant value addedscant benefit
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
  1. v. limit in quality or quantity