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单词 scant
释义
scant
adjective[before noun]
uk
/skænt/us
/skænt/
very little and not enough:
少量的；不足的；贫乏的
Hepaysscantattentionto theneedsof hischildren.他很少关注自己孩子的需求。
scantregardfor thetruth不顾事实
almost:
接近；差不多
Add a scanthalflitre(=almosthalfalitre)ofmilkto themixtureandstirwell.把接近半升的牛奶加入到混合物中，并搅拌均匀。
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(Definition ofscantfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

scant| American Dictionary

scant
adjective[not gradable]
us
/skænt/
very little or not much:
Ipaidscantattentionto the movie’splot.
Scant can alsomeannotquiteafullmeasureof something:
Pour thebatterby scant1/4cupsonto thehotgriddle.
(Definition ofscantfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscant

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The legal position may be perfectly clear but it may also be forgotten, scanted, overlooked or under-emphasised.
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The ways in which criteria have been selected and operationalised has been subjected to onlyscantdiscussion.
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There isscantevidence for this pheno menon, however.
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However,scantattention has been given to the idea that poor communication may also have an economic impact worthy of attention.
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In the absence of historical documents, one can first look at thescantavailable ethnohistorical data.
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Moreover, this possible situation might be reinforced by thescantview toward the future with respect to the lack of applicability analyses in most cases.
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Relevant practice pattern studies arescantand will be needed to confirm the validity of this model.
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Yiddish "grammar," as we shall soon see, must by its very nature bescantand without many rules.
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Here, the need to consolidate constituencies has left factions withscantroom for manoeuvre.
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Such self-funding or privately paying residents have receivedscantresearch attention compared with those who are publicly funded.
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We also present thescantempirical evidence on cross-linguistic syntactic priming and underline the need for further research.
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Evidence from excavation isscantin this wide-ranging work, which might more accurately be described as grounded in materiality rather than archaeology.
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There is little mention of the significance of charcoal, and fire receivesscantattention.
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Evidence to support such an inference is stillscant.
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While these questions are beginning to be addressed, research is quitescant.
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