scanty

英 [ˈskænti]

美 [ˈskænti]

adj. 不足的; 欠缺的; 太少的; 小而暴露身体的

复数：scanties　最高级：scantiest　

BNC.19368 / COCA.25084

牛津词典

adj.

不足的；欠缺的；太少的
too little in amount for what is needed
1. Details of his life are scanty.
  关于他的生平，详细资料不多。
小而暴露身体的
very small and not covering much of your body
1. a scanty bikini
  遮不住多少身体的比基尼泳装

ADJ-GRADED 偏小的;偏少的;不足的;欠缺的
You describe something asscantywhen there is less of it than you think there should be.
1. So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two suspects.
  迄今为止，我们掌握的能够指证两个嫌疑犯的证据少得可怜。
ADJ-GRADED (衣服)暴露的
If someone is wearingscantyclothing, he or she is wearing clothes which are sexually revealing.
1. ...a model in scanty clothing.
  衣着暴露的模特

noun

short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
Synonym:pantiepantystep-in

adj

lacking in amplitude or quantity
1. a bare livelihood
2. a scanty harvest
3. a spare diet
Synonym:bare(a)spare

Co-operatives can be organized even with scanty means of production, as has been proved by the many co-operatives organized by poor and lower-middle peasants.
生产资料少一点也可以组织合作社，很多贫农和下中农组织的合作社已经证明了。
I haven't got a good enough figure to wear such a scanty dress.
我的身材还不够苗条，穿不上这么窄小的衣服。
So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two suspects.
迄今为止，我们掌握的能够指证两个嫌疑犯的证据少得可怜。
The news today is so far scanty, but good.
今天的消息不多，但很好。
When visiting churches and temples, propriety indicates that shorts and scanty clothing be avoided.
当访问教堂和庙宇时，要避免穿短裤和裸露的衣服。
The qualitative analysis of a predator-prey system with scanty effect for the constant invest of prey
一类食饵具有常投放的稀疏效应捕食系统的定性分析
Assumptions shall not be made on the basis of scanty information, especially scanty radar information.
不应当根据不充分的资料，特别是不充分的雷达观测资料做出推断。
His grandfather made a scanty living by practising feng shui for people.
他的祖父靠给人看风水勉强维持生计。
Our supply coffee and tea is scanty.
我们的咖啡，茶供应量不足。
He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty clues available.
他必须根据现有的几条不充分的线索进行推理。