scant

adj.

1. 一丁点的；微小的；不足的；欠缺的
   hardly any; not very much and not as much as there should be
   1. I paid scant attention to what she was saying.
      我没大注意她在说什么。
   2. The firefighters went back into the house with scant regard for their own safety.
      消防员奋不顾身地返回那座房子。

1. ADJ-GRADED 一丁点的;微小的;不足的;欠缺的
   You use scant to indicate that there is very little of something or not as much of something as there should be.
   1. She began to berate the police for paying scant attention to the theft from her car.
      她开始痛斥警方对她车内被窃一案不够关注。
   2. ...forces that have shown scant respect for Red Cross markings or UN flags...
      对红十字会标志和联合国旗帜不屑一顾的军队
   3. There is scant evidence of strong economic growth to come.
      没有足够的证据表明经济将会突飞猛进。
2. ADJ (强调数目)小的,很小的，仅有的
   If you describe an amount as scant, you are emphasizing that it is small.
   1. This hole was a scant .23 inches in diameter...
      这个洞眼的直径只有 0.23 英寸。
   2. In fact, Richard Savage had known Edward Bellamy a scant five hours.
      实际上，理查德·萨维奇和爱德华·贝拉米相识才仅仅 5 个小时。

1. She began to berate the police for paying scant attention to the theft from her car.
   她开始痛斥警方对她车内被窃一案不够关注。
2. There is scant evidence of strong economic growth to come.
   没有足够的证据表明经济将会突飞猛进。
3. This hole was a scant. 23 inches in diameter
   这个洞眼的直径只有0.23英寸。
4. The factory is scant of raw material.
   厂家的生产原料不足。
5. Often the developers who wrote these applications have left the company, leaving behind only scant documentation.
   通常，编写这些应用程序的开发人员已经离开企业，只留下不完全的文档。
6. The thing that strikes me the most is their scant understanding of RUP concepts and principles.
   令我惊讶的是大部分人缺乏对RUP概念和原则的了解。
7. She therefore replied by glancing over her scant habiliments; but Clare gently urged her.
   因此，她打量了一眼身上的穿着，算是回答；不过克莱尔用温柔的目光鼓励她。
8. There is scant research on cellphone germs and their effect on the body, according to Dr. Cain.
   据凯恩博士称，目前有关手机上的病菌以及这些病菌对人体影响方面的研究还很欠缺。
9. When he saw how scant information was about China, he set out to create his own company.
   他看到网络上关于中国的信息十分稀少，就创办了自己的公司。
10. International nonprofit marketing, which has received only scant attention, should not be overlooked.
    非赢利性国际营销，一直没有得到重视，但不应忽视。
11. I have chronic pancreatitis and can digest only scant amounts of fat.
    我有慢性胰腺炎，可以消化只有很少量的脂肪。
12. When the boar was a scant seventy-five feet away, he fired.
    当野猪离他不到七十五呎的时候，他开了枪。
13. So far this year, this GSE issue has attracted scant political attention.
    今年迄今为止，政府支持企业的问题没有得到政界足够的关注。
14. There is still scant evidence of an improvement in business and consumer confidence.
    在厂方和用户的相互信任方面还缺乏改善的迹象。
15. The Daily Telegraph newspaper said the drawing of Sarah Brown "bears scant resemblance to her".
    《每日电讯报》称，莎拉•布朗的肖像画“和她本人不怎么像”。
16. Western governments see public interests threatened, but so far the evidence is scant.
    西方国家政府认为其公众利益受到了威胁，但证据迄今不足。
17. Andy showed scant interest in what was being said.
    安迪对所说的事兴趣不大。
18. Waiting for pages to rebuild is a thing of the past because template changes are made in scant seconds.
    等待页面重建是过去的事了，因为模板更改非常迅速。
19. He received scant compassion or even understanding.
    人们很少同情他，更谈不上了解他。
20. Optimists note that the housing slowdown has so far had scant impact on consumer spending.
    乐观派注意到房价的减速至今还未对消费支出造成巨大冲击。
21. There is scant sign that the depreciation has aggravated price pressures.
    有少数的迹象表明，贬值已经增大了价格压力。
22. Because the new year's bash of the century is just a scant week away.
    因为不到一个星期就是世纪新年狂欢节了。
23. Medical Science offered her no miracles and scant hope.
    医学没有为我母亲创造奇迹或带来希望。
24. I have, of my sixty teachers, a scant half dozen who can not have been supplanted by phonograph.
    我的六十位老师之中，不可能以留声机来取代的，我看不到半打。
25. But to his studies he paid scant attention.
    但是，他没有把多大注意力放在学习上。
26. The losses occurred in an obscure credit portfolio that received scant attention from analysts and supervisors.
    这些亏损发生在一个常人不懂的信贷资产组合内，分析师和监管者对其关注很少。
27. I paid scant attention to what she was saying.
    我没大注意她在说什么。
28. Your attachment to substandard lodgings and scant tuition in Dover is clearly irrational.
    你留恋多佛低于标准的住宿条件和不足的奖学金，这明显是非理性的。

verb

1. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
   1. sting with the allowance

   Synonym:    stintskimp

2. limit in quality or quantity

   Synonym:    skimp

3. work hastily or carelessly

   Synonym:    skimp