scant
scant 英 [skænt] 美 [skænt]
adj. 不足的；缺乏的；勉强够的 vt. 减少；节省；限制
进行时:scanting 过去式:scanted 过去分词:scanted 第三人称单数:scants 比较级:scanter 最高级:scantest
- Scant is an adjective that means "a tiny amount," like your scant attendance at practice this week that results in being benched from the big game.
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- adj. 不足的；缺乏的；勉强够的
- vt. 减少；节省；限制
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1. With no more than minimal Greek, the Chinese have little to do with the local police, and get scant help when their cash or merchandise is stolen.
除了和极少希腊人接触外，中国人和当地警察的联系也甚少，当他们的现金或商品被偷取时，他们从警察那里得到并不足够的帮助。
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2. Until we see an actual announcement from Google, almost everything we can say about this OS is speculation based on scant information.
在我们实际看到来自谷歌的公告以前，我们对这个操作系统所能说的一切都是没有多少根据的猜测。
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3. Surviving on the scant rain that falls on the high desert, the surrounding natural scrubland uses far less water. The scrubland, shown in the upper left corner of the image, is tan and pale blue.
为了在降水稀少的高地沙漠存活下来，周围自然形态的灌木丛则消耗很少的水分，可以看到这些分布在图片左上部的灌木丛是黄褐色和灰蓝色的。
- scant (adj.) mid-14c., from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr "short, brief," from Proto-Germanic *skamma- (source also of Old English scamm "short," Old High German skemmen "to shorten"), perhaps ultimately "hornless," from PIE *kem- (1) "hornless" (see hind (n.)). Also in Middle English as a noun, "scant supply, scarcity," from Old Norse. As a verb and adverb from mid-15c.
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