| 释义 |
scant /skaent; skaent/ adj ~ (of), (having) hardly enough: 不足的; 欠缺的： ~ of breath; 上气不接下气; pay ~ attention to sb's advice. 忽略某人的忠言。 vt [VP6A] skimp; make ~; cut down: 吝啬; 隹不足; 减少： → on'r ~ the butter when you make a cake. 做糕饼时不要吝惜奶油。 ~y adj (-ier, -iest) (opp of ample) small in size or amount; barely large enough: (为 ample 之相反字)(大小或数量)不足的; 刚刚够大的; 恰好够的： a ~n rice crop; 歉收的稻子; 。 ~y bikini. 刚刚停大的比基尼泳装。~访坪 /-ill; -ill/ adv in a ~y manner: 不足地; 刚刚够地： ~ily dressed. 衣着单薄。 ~iness n |