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scant[skænt]adj.1.■不足的,欠缺的2.■少量的,贫乏的3.■差一点点的;刚刚够的,勉强够的4.■缺乏…的(of)5.■吝啬的;过分节俭的adv.1.■[苏格兰和英格兰北部方言]仅仅,勉强;几乎不 =scarcelyvt.1.■减少,在…上缩减:to scant the scale减小规模2.■在…上少给,克扣:to scant one's ration克扣配给3.■限制;为(数量、规模等)确定范围:to scant between 10 to 20将数量限制在10到20之间4.■藐视;忽略:This important factor was scanted by most of us.这一重要因素被我们大多数人所忽视。近义词meagerscant of缺乏…的变形adj.scanterscantest |