单词 | scant |
释义 | scant (skænt ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You use scant to indicate that there is very little of something or not as much of something as there should be. She began to berate the police for paying scant attention to the theft from her car. ...forces that have shown scant respect for Red Cross markings or U.N. flags. There is scant evidence of strong economic growth to come. Synonyms: inadequate, insufficient, meagre, sparse 2. adjective If you describe an amount as scant, you are emphasizing that it is small. [emphasis] This hole was a scant .23 inches in diameter. In fact, Richard Savage had known Edward Bellamy a scant five hours. Synonyms: small, limited, inadequate, insufficient Collocations: scant detail The entire peninsula, already remote in its own right, was isolated for a time, ensuring only scant detail of the disaster reached the outside world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The brevity of the latest defector's reported comments, and the scant details of his back story, have raised eyebrows. Times, Sunday Times It would give only scant details of the work. Times, Sunday Times They gave scant details on the plan last week, though. Times, Sunday Times The scant details have fuelled speculation ever since. Times, Sunday Times Scant information survives about the show, where it came from or where it went. The Times Literary Supplement They contained scant information as most of the key facts, including his mystery home address, had been redacted. Times, Sunday Times Feedback from the meeting suggests that those who got the nod were not impressed with the scant information provided. ST Many complained they were offered no food or drink, were unable to book hotel rooms nearby and were given scant information about the misery. The Sun On the basis of this scant information, and with the necessary deductive brain power, the puzzle can be solved. Times, Sunday Times So far he has shown scant interest in tackling them. Times, Sunday Times Sticklers show scant interest in the genuine rules of grammar and how they're learnt in great complexity when we are very young. Times, Sunday Times The businesses - thriving concerns with beautiful, ancient dining rooms, mouthwatering menus and regular custom - attracted scant interest and the owners mostly stared in silence at each other. Times, Sunday Times However marvellous the clothes he puts on the catwalk, they are of scant interest compared with the far more loaded question of what he will do next. Times, Sunday Times King's lease has been up for sale since the turn of the year, and there has been scant interest from prospective buyers. Times, Sunday Times Medical professionals are having to make difficult decisions, often with scant knowledge of our patients' wishes. Times,Sunday Times Scientists have a scant knowledge of these teeming creatures; they do not know if the microbes in your body are anything like the ones in mine. Times, Sunday Times A truck driver, he had scant knowledge of the sport, but became her self-appointed coach, determined that she would help the family out of poverty. Times, Sunday Times The above text captures scant knowledge of these vehicles and stands to be corrected by anyone holding more detailed and concise information. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 According to the campaigners, the scant resources mean crooks can continue unchecked. Times, Sunday Times Scant resources and brutal circumstances meant that a spirit of creativity was required to survive. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Scant resources have been pushed to breaking point. Times, Sunday Times With 174 square miles of parkland to patrol and scant resources, he's adopted an intelligence-based approach. Times, Sunday Times Paying two performers to play one note each in two concerts may not be deemed the best use of scant resources in these challenging times. Times, Sunday Times But they do add 14 units to the scant supply of homes that those with few means might aspire to buy. Times, Sunday Times But with the dollar on the floor and clients in scant supply, it was hard to focus on much else. Times, Sunday Times There was low worker productivity because of scant supplies of agricultural machinery and other modern inputs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A group of people, with no technical skills and scant supplies, are stranded on a planet and debate how to survive. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He decided to try to reach them to baptize them, despite his own weak health and scant supplies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These are remarkable assertions that would find scant support in the literary world. Times, Sunday Times They offered scant support, and told him he was a distraction. Times, Sunday Times He set out to tame it with scant support from his own party. Times, Sunday Times They appeared superficially to have scant support. Times, Sunday Times He found scant support for this plan from his troops, who soon dwindled to only 600, but he carried on. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 少量的 Japanese: 不足気味の |
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