| 单词 | scant |
| 释义 | scant (once / 959 pages) adjv Scant is an adjective that means "a tiny amount," like your scant attendance at practice this week that results in being benched from the big game. Scant is also a verb, that means "to supply sparingly" — don't scant with the brownies, or I will keep asking for more. Scant also means "to deal with inadequately or carelessly." When you scant the reports on homelessness, they are so superficial on data that they don't reflect the real problem. Scant comes from the Old Norse word skamt, meaning "short, brief." WORD FAMILYscant: scanted, scanter, scantest, scanting, scantly, scantness, scants USAGE EXAMPLESWhen we get into specific treatments, the evidence is even more scant. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Fernyhough does not spend much time on these criticisms, though in a footnote he does concede the scant evidentiary basis of the movement’s claims. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) As such, there are only scant, functional references to Christmas in The Return of Doctor Mysterio. The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016) 1adj less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so a scant cup of sugar Syn light, short deficient, insufficient of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement 2v limit in quality or quantity Syn|Hyper skimp restrict place under restrictions; limit access to 3v supply sparingly and with restricted quantities Syn|Hyper skimp, stint furnish, provide, render, supply give something useful or necessary to 4v work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially Syn|Hyper skimp work exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity |
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