词汇 | scantly |
释义 | scantly adverb literaryuk /ˈskænt.li/ us /ˈskænt.li/ in a basic way; not to a great extent: 仅仅;勉强地 It was a great performance by a scantly known actor.这场演出非常精彩,虽然演员名不见经传。 Small in number and quantity beggarly below bupkis certain could count something on (the fingers of) one handidiom count low density measly mildness mingy minimal piffling remote slenderly slenderness smallness speak strength suggestion thin → scantily(同 scantily) Scarce, inadequate and not enough be at a premiumidiom be thin on the groundidiom chronic shortage dearth dearth of something gold dust insufficiently lack lacking like gold dustidiom long on something and short on somethingidiom lousy scarcity scrubby shortage shortfall shortness shy skinny thin Examples of scantlyscantly The ubiquitous dogs are present here too, but scantly. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The area remained scantly developed until the mid-19th century. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The facade of the church has scantly ornamentation and its architectural symmetry is lost amid and the various forms assumed the windows and the main entrance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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