scanty 英 ['skæntɪ] 　 美 ['skænti]

scanty

scanty　 英 ['skæntɪ] 美 ['skænti]

adj. 缺乏的；吝啬的；仅有的；稀疏的　

名词复数:scanties　 比较级:scantier　 最高级:scantiest　

The farmer 's financial difficulties were caused By a scanty harvest.　这个农民的经济困难是因为收成不足造成的。
Rivers coursing down from the mountains provide water for agriculture in a region of scanty rainfall.　从这座山上流下来的河流为这降水量极少的地区提供了农业用的水源。

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  • adj. 缺乏的；吝啬的；仅有的；稀疏的

  • 1. The farmer 's financial difficulties were caused By a scanty harvest.

    这个农民的经济困难是因为收成不足造成的。

  • 2. Rivers coursing down from the mountains provide water for agriculture in a region of scanty rainfall.

    从这座山上流下来的河流为这降水量极少的地区提供了农业用的水源。

  • 3. There are many opinions on this subject; however, data on the potential health risks of GMO foods are scanty, which has made it impractical to draw conclusions from it up till now.

    关于这个主题有许多观点;然而 数据对潜在的健康风险的转基因食品是少之又少 从它直至目前为止 这使得不切实际得出结论.

  • scanty (adj.) 1650s, "meager, barely sufficient for use;" 1701, "too small, limited in scope," from scant + -y (2). Related: Scantiness (1560s). Scanties (n.) "underwear" (especially for women) attested from 1928.
scanty / ˈskænti ; NAmE ˈskænti / adjective ( scant·ier , scanti·est ) 1 too little in amount for what is needed 不足的；欠缺的；太少的 ◆ Details of his life are scanty. 关于他的生平，详细资料不多。 2 (of clothes 衣服 ) very small and not covering much of your body 小而暴露身体的 ◆ a scanty bikini 遮不住多少身体的比基尼泳装 ▶ scant·ily / ; NAmE / adverb ◆ scantily dressed models 衣着暴露的模特儿 scanty scantier scantiest scanty / ˈskænti ; NAmE ˈskænti / scant·ily / ; NAmE /
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