scanty

英['skænti] 美['skænti]
  • adj. 缺乏的;不足的;不够的
scantily scantier scantiest scantiness
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星级词汇:
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 不足的,缺乏的
    2. 吝啬的;过分节省的
    3. 贫乏的
    4. 狭窄的,狭小的
    5. 过小的,紧的
    6. 稀疏的
    7. 少的,不多的
    8. 有限的
    9. 偏小的
    10. 偏少的
    n. (名词)
    1. 短裤,女衬裤

英英释义

Noun:
  1. short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)

Adjective:
  1. lacking in amplitude or quantity;

    "a bare livelihood"
    "a scanty harvest"
    "a spare diet"

1. So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two suspects.
迄今为止,我们掌握的能够指证两个嫌疑犯的证据少得可怜。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Details of his life are scanty.
关于他的生平,详细资料不多。

来自《权威词典》

3. There is scanty evidence to support their accusations.
他们的指控证据不足.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The potato crop was rather scanty this year.
今年土豆歉收.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. Much of the scanty information available comes from Chinese records.
可获得的极少数资料大多来自中国的记载.

来自英汉非文学 - 文明史

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. He is scanty with words.
      他沉默寡言。
    2. I have only a scanty knowledge of world affairs.
      我对于国际事务只是一知半解。
    3. The rainfall was rather scanty this month.
      这个月的雨量不足。
    4. The harvest is rather scanty this year.
      今年收成不好。