scanty

英 [ˈskænti]

美 [ˈskænti]

adj.  不足的; 欠缺的; 太少的; 小而暴露身体的

复数：scanties　最高级：scantiest　

TOEFL

BNC.19368 / COCA.25084

牛津词典

adj.

• 不足的；欠缺的；太少的
  too little in amount for what is needed
  1. Details of his life are scanty.
     关于他的生平，详细资料不多。
• 小而暴露身体的
  very small and not covering much of your body
  1. a scanty bikini
     遮不住多少身体的比基尼泳装

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 偏小的;偏少的;不足的;欠缺的
  You describe something asscantywhen there is less of it than you think there should be.
  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。
• ADJ-GRADED (衣服)暴露的
  If someone is wearingscantyclothing, he or she is wearing clothes which are sexually revealing.
  1. ...a model in scanty clothing.
     衣着暴露的模特

英英释义

noun

• short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
  Synonym:pantiepantystep-in

adj

• lacking in amplitude or quantity
  1. a bare livelihood
  2. a scanty harvest
  3. a spare diet
  Synonym:bare(a)spare

双语例句

• The information available is scanty.
  可得到的信息寥寥无几。
• Even so since quantitative data were scanty and the photon so radical an idea it remained unaccepted by many.
  虽然如此，由于定量的数据还不足，而光子又是这样激进的一个概念，很多人仍然不愿接受它。
• His head was large and ugly; he had pale scanty hair and an earthy skin.
  他的脑袋大而丑，头发灰白稀疏，土色的皮肤。
• He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty clues available.
  他必须根据现有的几条不充分的线索进行推理。
• We have only received scanty information fo far.
  我们迄今只收到了少量情报。
• The qualitative analysis of a predator-prey system with scanty effect for the constant invest of prey
  一类食饵具有常投放的稀疏效应捕食系统的定性分析
• I haven't got a good enough figure to wear such a scanty dress.
  我的身材还不够苗条，穿不上这么窄小的衣服。
• The crew started to eke out there scanty supply of fresh water.
  船员们开始节约使用储量不多的淡水。
• Scanty information about their pupils.
  关于他们学生的少得可怜的资料。
• When visiting churches and temples, propriety indicates that shorts and scanty clothing be avoided.
  当访问教堂和庙宇时，要避免穿短裤和裸露的衣服。