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scant/skænt/ adj. & v.●adj. barely sufficient; deficient 不足的；贫乏的 with scant regard for the truth 无关事实; scant of breath 上气不接下气 ●v. tr. archaic provide (a supply, material, a person, etc.) grudgingly; skimp; stint [古义]克扣(供应、物品等)；不足量地供应(某人) □ scantly adv.□ scantness n.[Middle English from Old Norse skamt, neut. of skammr ‘short’] |