scant·y /ˈskæntɪ/ a. | n.I a. 1. 不足的；缺乏的；少量的 In the end they came to the conclusion that evidence is scanty. 最后他们得出结论认为证据不足。 Crops are very scanty this year. 今年庄稼歉收。 a scanty breakfast 一顿量少的简便早餐 scanty rainfall 不足的降雨量 a scanty supply of food 食品供应不足 2. 稀疏的 scanty vegetation 稀少的植物 3. 过分节省的；吝啬的 be scanty of words 沉默寡言 4. (衣服因用料过少而使穿者)暴露的 II n. [scanties] 〈口〉(女性)暴露的内裤