单词：scants
vt. 限制（scant的第三人称单数形式）
v work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
v limit in quality or quantity
v supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
v limit in quality or quantity
v supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
scant的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- Your attachment to substandard lodgings and scant tuition in Dover is clearly irrational.你留恋多佛低于标准的住宿条件和不足的奖学金，这明显是非理性的。
常见句型
用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语～+ n.- Many mothers pay scant attention to their own needs when their children are small.孩子们小的时候，许多母亲都忽视自己的需求。
- The factory is scant of raw material.厂家的生产原料不足。
词汇搭配
- scant supply of materials[经] 材料供应不足...
- scant of 缺乏 ... 的
- scant of breath呼吸困难
经典引文
Three days have I hidden, and eaten scant bread.
出自：D. H. LawrenceSo-called evidence is more scant.
出自：ListenerHe paid us scant heed, beyond a nod.
出自：I. WatsonA dare-gale skylark scanted in a dull cage.
出自：G. M. Hopkins
【近义词】
- meager贫乏的
- lean倾斜
- slight轻微的
- limited有限的
- negligible可以忽略的
- little小的
- scarce缺乏的
- inadequate不适当的
- insufficient不足的
- meagre瘦的
- measly（俚）微不足道的...
- skimp舍不得给
- short短的
- light光
- stint节省