skimpy

英 [ˈskɪmpi]

美 [ˈskɪmpi]

adj.  小而暴露的; (数量或大小)不足的，不够的

最高级：skimpiest　

TOEFL

BNC.20910 / COCA.17532

牛津词典

adj.

• 小而暴露的
  very small and not covering much of your body
  1. a skimpy dress
     短而暴露的连衣裙
• （数量或大小）不足的，不够的
  not large enough in amount or size
  1. a skimpy meal
     吃不饱的一顿饭
  2. They provided only skimpy details.
     他们提供的细节不充分。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 短小的;少量的
  Something that isskimpyis too small in size or quantity.
  1. ...skimpy underwear...
     太过暴露的内衣
  2. They suffered long hours, unsafe working conditions and skimpy pay.
     他们在不安全的工作环境下长时间辛苦劳作，却只有微薄的工资。

英英释义

adj

• containing little excess
  1. a lean budget
  2. a skimpy allowance
  Synonym:lean

双语例句

• You do not have to wear skimpy aerobic outfits or tight shorts.
  你不需要穿着有氧运动的衣物或短裤。
• Women should wear a dress& not too short, not too skimpy and certainly not white.
  女士应该穿礼服，礼服不要太短，也别太露，白色可是万万不可的。
• When she first moved to England, she found the clothing on other women so skimpy that she wondered if there was a national fabric shortage.
  她刚搬到英国时，发现其他女性着装清凉，她想知道这里是否出现了全国性的服装面料短缺。
• Chinese women tend to like cutesy, girlish pink clothes ( think Hello Kitty), not the sexy and skimpy kind Fields designed.
  中国女士倾向于喜爱娇媚、少女般的粉红色衣服（就像HelloKitty），而不是Fields所设计的性感、暴露类型。
• The skimpy rug Barely covers the floor.
  不够大的地毯勉强盖住了地板。
• Your bank account may still be skimpy, but your life will be far, far richer.
  你的银行帐户可能还是紧紧巴巴，但你的人生会丰富得多。
• It struggled for years with a skimpy product line and an under-developed dealer network.
  产品线不足、经销网络落后的铃木苦苦挣扎了多年。
• Amid the thousands of skimpy Halloween ensembles cluttering the Internet this year, one shone brighter than the rest.
  今年，互联网上涌现出了数千款短小性感的万圣节服装，其中一款艳压群芳。
• Under the sea: Miss Guam ( left) used her country's rare orange oysters to make a skimpy bikini bottom, and Miss Denmark ( right) chose her country's claim to fame, The Little Mermaid, for her national outfit inspiration.
  海岛国家：关岛小姐（左）：利用关岛特有的黄色牡蛎来装饰比基尼；丹麦小姐（右）：以丹麦著称的美人鱼为服装的灵感来源。
• The singer was wearing just a pair of skimpy black briefs and attempted to cover her bottom half with a tiny striped towel.
  她在下面穿了一条黑色的紧身内裤并试图用一个彩条毛巾来遮住她的下半身。