scant 

  1. 形容詞
一丁點的
不充分的, 不足的
貧乏的, 少量的
勉強夠的, 差一點點的
scant of ...(物):
缺乏...的

    同義字詞
exiguous,hand-to-mouth,light,meager,meagre,niggardly,poor,scanty,scarce,skimpy,slender,slim,spare,sparing,sparse,stingy

  2. 動詞
及物動詞:
減少...(物)
限制...(物)
剋扣...(物)
節省...(物)
忽略...(人事物)
藐視...(人事物)
/此動詞過去式與過去分詞為"scanted"/
/現在分詞為"scanting"/
/第三者單數現在式為"scants"/

    同義字詞
nurse,skimp (on),spare,stint (on)

例句

  1. Scant reference is made to the Guild.
  2. The press release is scant on details.
  3. A laugh escaped her, though it held scant humour.
  4. Aquatic weeds are very scant throughout the pond.
  5. Officials showed scant enthusiasm for the proposal.