scanty

释义

adj.（大小或数量）不足的，勉强够的

词态变化

比较级 :   scantier ; 最高级 :   scantiest ; 副词 :   scantily ;

实用场景例句

The management handed back his few posses-sions.

管理部门把他仅有的那点财物还给了他。

柯林斯例句

There is scanty evidence to support their accusations.

他们的指控证据不足.

《简明英汉词典》

Much of the scanty information available comes from Chinese records.

可获得的极少数资料大多来自中国的记载.

英汉非文学 - 文明史

He was kindly, within his scanty means generous, and obliging.

他和蔼可亲, 在自己菲薄的经济能力范围内乐善好施, 有求必应.

辞典例句

The news today is so far scanty, but good.

今天的消息不多, 但很好.

辞典例句

Crops are very scanty this year.

今年庄稼歉收.

辞典例句

The rainfall was rather scanty this month.

这个月的雨量不足.

辞典例句

Bap measurement were extremely scanty in this report.

在这个报告中,Bap的测定结果是十分缺乏的.

辞典例句

The weather grew drier and the grass became scanty and the nomads stirred afresh.

气候干燥,水草稀少,游牧民重新动荡起来.

辞典例句

We have to consider all contingencies in the employment of our scanty and overpressed air force.

我们在使用我们既属有限而又负担过重的空军时,必须考虑到一切意外事件.

辞典例句

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.

辞典例句

Scanty but growing evidence links the character of early diagenesis with specific depositional environments.

有关早期成岩作用的特征与特定沉积环境的关系,证据虽然不多,但却在不断增加.

辞典例句

He was cut off from all but a scanty radio communication with his armies.

他同他的部队之间除了零星无线电联络以外,一切的联系都被切断了.

辞典例句

His grandfather made a scanty living by practising feng shui for people.

他的祖父靠给人看风水勉强维持生计.

互联网

The stroma may be scanty or myxoid, as in this case.

间质可以很少或呈粘液样, 正如此例.

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英英释义

Noun

1. short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)

Adjective

1. lacking in amplitude or quantity;

"a bare livelihood"

"a scanty harvest"

"a spare diet"