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

It is not strange, then, that those who wrote of him should have eked out their scanty recollections with a lively fancy. The painter mostly adopted realistic painting methods, but also used some folk and traditional Chinese painting techniques.
因此，那些给他写文章的人必须借助于活跃的想象以弥补贫乏的事实，看来也就不足为奇了。画家在进行严谨的写实描绘中，借鉴了民间美术和传统工笔重彩的表现手法。
A bare livelihood; a scanty harvest; a spare diet.
拮据的生活；不充足的收获；节俭的饮食。
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。
His knowledge of mathematics is superficial and scanty.
他的数学知识浅显、贫乏。
The information available is scanty.
可得到的信息寥寥无几。
The crew started to eke out there scanty supply of fresh water.
船员们开始节约使用储量不多的淡水。
His head was large and ugly; he had pale scanty hair and an earthy skin.
他的脑袋大而丑，头发灰白稀疏，土色的皮肤。
He was cut off from all but a scanty radio communication with his armies.
他同他的部队之间除了零星无线电联络以外，一切的联系都被切断了。
Scanty information about their pupils.
关于他们学生的少得可怜的资料。
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。