scanty meaning in English
adj.
(-ier; -iest)
1.缺乏的，(数量)不足[不多]的 (opp.ample )。
2.狭小的，稀疏的。
3.吝啬的，俭省的。
短语和例子
adv.
-ily ,-iness n.
Examples
- The want ads seemed scantier by the day .
招聘广告似乎逐日减少。 - Crops are very scanty this year .
今年收成极少。 - Bap measurement results were extremely scanty in this report .
在这个报告中，Bap的测定结果是十分缺乏的。 - The knowledge about higher plant mitochondrial ribosomes is scanty .
关于高等植物线粒体核蛋白体的知识也少的可怜。 - 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。