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单词

scant

读音
skænt
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释义

adj. 不足的;缺乏的;勉强够的 vt. 减少;节省;限制 [ 第三人称单数 scants 现在分词 scanting 过去式 scanted 过去分词 scanted 比较级 scanter或more scant 最高级 scantest或most scant ]

例句

She began to berate the police for paying scant attention to the theft from her car.
她开始严厉斥责警方对她车内东西失窃一案关注不足。
Scant attention has been paid to many of the dubious social and economic assumptions that underlie the plan.
人们对该计划背后的许多可疑的社会和经济假设缺乏关注。
I paid scant attention to what she was saying.
我没大注意她在说什么。

强化记忆

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James meant this as a challenge,not an indictment of scant brain usage.But the misunderstanding stuck.
the Satan of the Bible was a relatively minor character,with scant information about his deeds or appearance.So how did he become the ultimate antagonist, with so many different forms?
you might meet the strangler fig.It grows in areas where sunlight is scantand competition is intense.
are willing to bet even money that the human race won't be aroundto imagine anything in the year 2100, a scant 93 years from now."Live each day as if it is your last," said Mahatma Gandhi.
所属分类

出国,专四专八,其他

所在词典

GRE填空及阅读机经,托福TPO阅读真题,专四真题近十年,经济学人(The Economist),医学英语(The Language of Medicine),中科院考博真题