scant 是什么意思
adj. 不足的；缺乏的；勉强够的
scant 记忆方法
1. s- "音：少" + cant => can't 不能 =》东西太少，不能满足需求。
2. 谐音“是干的”---因为是干的，所以缺乏水分。
scant 中文词源
scant 微小的，不足的
来自古诺斯语 skamt,短的，来自 Proto-Germanic*skamma-,短的，可能来自 PIE*sek,砍，切， 词源同 short,segment.引申词义微小的，不足的。
英语词源
scant (adj.)mid-14c., from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr "short, brief," from Proto-Germanic *skamma- (cognates: Old English
scant 权威例句
- 1. There is scant evidence of strong economic growth to come.
- 没有足够的证据表明经济将会突飞猛进。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. In fact, Richard Savage had known Edward Bellamy a scant five hours.
- 实际上，理查德·萨维奇和爱德华·贝拉米相识才仅仅5个小时。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. This hole was a scant .23 inches in diameter.
- 这个洞眼的直径只有0.23英寸。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. I paid scant attention to what she was saying.
- 我没大注意她在说什么。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. You have a scant hour in which to pack.
- 你有一小时来整理行李.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
scant 造句
- 1. She began to berate the police for paying scant attention to the theft from her car.
- 她开始严厉斥责警方对她车内东西失窃一案关注不足。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- 2. Scant attention has been paid to many of the dubious social and economic assumptions that underlie the plan.
- 人们对该计划背后的许多可疑的社会和经济假设缺乏关注。
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- 3. I paid scant attention to what she was saying.
- 我没大注意她在说什么。
《牛津词典》
- 4. The firefighters went back into the house with scant regard for their own safety.
- 消防员奋不顾身地返回那座房子。
《牛津词典》
- 5. Members of poor peasant families spun or wove cloth and linens at home for scant remuneration in an attempt to supplement meager family income.
- 贫穷农民家庭的成员在家纺织布和亚麻以挣得很少的报酬，弥补微薄的家庭收入。
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- 6. Japan has scant natural resources.
- 日本自然资源缺乏。
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- 7. Rigorous research has been scant.
- 严谨的研究一直很少。
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- 8. Information on it is scant.
- 信息是受限的。
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- 9. Fleeing tyrants find scant refuge.
- 逃窜的暴君寻求庇护。
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- 10. The alternatives are depressing and scant.
- 可供选择的其他职业沉闷而不足。
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- 11. Fleeing tyrants find scant refuge. A pity?
- 逃窜的暴君寻求庇护。值得同情么？
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- 12. For decades Israel drilled for oil with scant success.
- 数十年来，以色列在石油开采方面不算成功。
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- 13. George Bush's budget has scant chance of becoming law.
- 要使预算成为法律，乔治·布什还胜算不足。
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- 14. But Republican support for either version remains scant.
- 但是支持这两种版本的共和党议员仍然寥寥无几。
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- 15. Most European countries have scant room for higher taxes.
- 大部分欧洲国家税收已经没有什么提升空间。
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- 16. Nigeria's media have made scant progress in solving the mystery.
- 尼日利亚的媒体在解决疑团方面却没有多大进展。
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- 17. But there is scant risk of too much fiscal probity in Washington.
- 但在华盛顿再多财政廉洁也没有大风险。
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- 18. That's about the amount found in a scant one-teaspoon measurement.
- 这接近于一茶匙的量。
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- 19. Einstein's latest words offer scant comfort to the traditionally faithful.
- 爱因斯坦最后一段话给传统的信徒少许安慰。
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- 20. 'We don't have the data in the UK because of scant social science research.
- 我们在英国就没有这样的数据因为我们缺少相关的社会学研究。
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- 21. Their proposal also provides scant detail on how the “winner” is to be picked.
- 提议同样对“成功者”的标准提供了很少的细节。
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- 22. Low demand, wide uncertainty, and scant inflation is putting a lid on salaries.
- 低需求、不确定性、通胀不足限制了工资的增长。
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- 23. Japan has scant natural resources, and is reliant on exports to fuel its economy.
- 日本资源馈乏，并且依赖出口推动经济。
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- 24. The details behind the headline figure for overall inflation offered scant comfort.
- 详细的整体通胀总体数据远远不足以缓解大家的忧虑。
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- 25. Your attachment to substandard lodgings and scant tuition in Dover is clearly irrational.
- 你留恋多佛低于标准的住宿条件和不足的奖学金，这明显是非理性的。
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- 26. A scant 700 feet off the water, the flight engineer was able to restart a second engine.
- 直到距离水面700英尺的高度时，飞行工程师才能将第二个引擎重新启动。
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- 27. A scant 700 feet off the water, the flight engineer was able to restart a second engine.
- 直到距离水面700英尺的高度时，飞行工程师才能将第二个引擎重新启动。
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