scant

🇬🇧 UK/skænt/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC2

Definitions

adj.

Barely sufficient in amount; very limited or meager.

不足的;勉强够的;缺乏的

v.

To limit or reduce the supply of something; to stint.

限制;减少;吝惜

adv.

Scarcely; hardly.

几乎不;勉强

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
scantother
=scant

Common Collocations

  • 1.scant attention几乎不加关注
  • 2.scant evidence几乎没有证据
  • 3.scant regard漠然置之
  • 4.scant resources资源匮乏

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The researchers found scant evidence to support the controversial theory.

  • 2.

    She paid scant attention to the warnings and later regretted it deeply.

  • 3.

    Survivors had scant resources to rebuild their lives after the disaster.

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