scanty

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小知识

We refer to an amount or thing that is not quite enough as scanty, or lacking. It's an adjective used to describe something that doesn't offer enough, as in “farmers having a scanty crop in a drought year.”

The adjective scanty comes from the Old Norse scamt, which means “short or brief,” and so suggests a small amount. The word usually suggests a meager amount, and can refer to anything that is barely sufficient. Someone trying to stretch a meal might offer scanty servings. On a humorous note, a Roaring Twenties flapper referred to her underwear as scanties.

实用短语

1. scanty knowledge

   一知半解

2. a scanty crop

   欠收

3. be scanty of sth

   奇缺

4. scanty and hard stools

   便少而硬

5. scanty parenchyma

6. scanty survey

   不充分调查

7. scanty dark urine

   小便短赤

8. scanty y

   缺乏的,

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词根：scant

scant不足的；缺乏的；勉强够的

scantily缺乏地；吝啬地；不充足地

scantiness缺乏；不足

scant减少；节省；限制