scanty

🇬🇧 UK/'skænti/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

adj.

Less than what is needed; insufficient in size or amount.

不足的;缺乏的;少得可怜的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
scantstem
+
ycharacterized by
=scanty

Common Collocations

  • 1.scanty evidence证据不足
  • 2.scanty resources资源匮乏
  • 3.scanty information信息有限
  • 4.[scanty attention]关注甚少

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The survivors had only scanty supplies of food and water left.

  • 2.

    Researchers criticized the report for its scanty evidence and weak conclusions.

  • 3.

    She managed to piece together the story from scanty historical records.

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