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skimpy

🇬🇧 UK/'skimpi/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

adj.

Too small or inadequate in amount; of clothing, very small and revealing

不足的，少得可怜的；（衣服）暴露的，极少的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
skimpyother
=skimpy

Common Collocations

  • 1.skimpy outfit暴露的服装
  • 2.skimpy meal寒酸的一餐
  • 3.skimpy evidence证据不足
  • 4.[skimpy coverage]报道匮乏

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The skimpy portion of food left everyone at the table still hungry.

  • 2.

    She wore a skimpy bikini on the beach during the summer vacation.

  • 3.

    The report was criticized for its skimpy analysis of the key issues.

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