| 词汇 | scanty |
| 释义 | scanty adjective uk /ˈskæn.ti/ us /ˈskæn.t̬i/ smaller in size or amount than is considered necessary or is hoped for: 少量的；不足的；缺乏的 scanty evidence/information不充足的证据／信息 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 scanty | American Dictionaryscanty adjective us/ˈskæn·ti/ smaller in size or amount than what is considered necessary or desirable: scanty food supplies scantilyadverbus/ˈskæn·təl·i/ Examples of scantyscanty Given the scanty nature of the evidence available for most of the 1517-21 period, the latter projection might be more realistic. For the rising and falling figures, although statistically speaking the numbers are scanty, the distribution is remarkable. Because it was an illegal product, information on its production and trade is scanty and estimates of the level of activity vary widely. With their scanty possessions, they pitch tents at nights, performing wherever there is interest and some remuneration. In this case, the sailor's death seemingly benefits the three survivors, who have to share their scanty provisions with one less comrade. Evidence of such an association is, however, scanty in children of pre-school age. More direct evidence on the nature of the relationship is scanty. Moreover, there is only scanty and unconvincing evidence that pension funds have pursued the effective enforcement of the pro-investor laws in court. Sowing has to be done at the right time when the rains come because rainfall is erratic and scanty. In three vermicules were fairly numerous, in four they were scanty. 3. 9. 07. Although it is consistent, one must consider this evidence scanty. Information on the actual life of wetnurses is scanty. The records relating to ethinyl oestradiol are, again, better: 81 women reported their periods to be on time; only one reported a scanty period. However, the author's discussion of these important variables remains scanty and superficial. As a result, a carrot canopy can only achieve a very scanty ground cover4. 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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