scant

scant
adjective
  1. barely sufficient or adequate
    缺乏的，不足的
    companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations.
    对后代的安全漠不关心的公司。
    ■[attrib.]barely amounting to a specified number or quantity
    勉强够的，将近的
    she weighed a scant two pounds.
    她的体重还不足两磅。
verb
  1. [with obj.](chiefly N. Amer.)provide grudgingly or in insufficient amounts
    (主北美)少给；克扣
    he does not scant his attention to the later writings.
    他没有减少对以后的文章的注意。
    ■deal with inadequately; neglect
    冷落；忽略
    the press regularly scants a host of issues relating to safety and health.
    新闻媒体常常忽略有关安全和健康的许多问题。
派生
scantly
adverb
scantness
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr 'short'
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