不足的;缺乏的;将近的;吝啬的;

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来自古诺斯语skamt,短的,来自Proto-Germanic*skamma-,短的,可能来自PIE*sek,砍,切,词源同short,segment.引申词义微小的,不足的。
最后国会确定的收入和支出数,往往和白宫的要求步调不一.
来源:期刊摘选Specific commitments were scant because the Bush administration remains skeptical of climate change.
声明中少有特定的决议,因为布希政府仍然对气候变迁的现象抱持怀疑的态度.
来源:期刊摘选She began to berate the police for paying scant attention to the theft from her car.
她开始痛斥警方对她车内被窃一案不够关注。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》萎缩腺体内细胞的胞浆含量少,核浓染,偶尔可见斑点状核仁.
来源:互联网摘选There is scant sign that the depreciation has aggravated price pressures.
有少数的迹象表明,贬值已经增大了价格压力.
来源:网络文摘精选UNTIL the financial crisis hit, America's mounting imbalances drew scant attention from presidents.
直到金融危机爆发前, 历任美国总统对不断积累的贸易失衡可说是漠不关心.
来源:网络文摘精选That scheme bears scant resemblance to the liberal democracy under which he was elected.
独裁体制几乎不能兼容于曾让他当选总统的自由民主.
来源:网络文摘精选The firefighters went back into the house with scant regard for their own safety.
消防员奋不顾身地返回那座房子。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》Scant attention was paid to modern Indian art until the end of the 1990 s.
直到90年代末,印度的现代艺术品还无人关注.
来源:期刊摘选...forces that have shown scant respect for Red Cross markings or UN flags...
对红十字会标志和联合国旗帜不屑一顾的军队
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Many mothers pay scant attention to their own needs when their children are small.
孩子们小的时候,许多母亲都忽视自己的需求.
来源:《简明英汉词典》Optimists note that the housing slowdown has so far had scant impact on consumer spending.
乐观派注意到房价的减速至今还未对消费支出造成巨大冲击.
来源:网络文摘精选In fact, Richard Savage had known Edward Bellamy a scant five hours.
实际上,理查德·萨维奇和爱德华·贝拉米相识才仅仅5个小时。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》But there would be scant need to worry about a broad slip in productivity.
但也没有必要担心生产率在更多的产业中下降.
来源:期刊摘选Europe had scant resources in precious metals and the economy itself needed and silver.
欧洲极其缺乏贵金属,而经济的发展需要大量的金银.
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