- scant
 - [skænt]
 - adj. 不足的;缺乏的;勉强够的
vt. 减少;节省;限制 
参考例子
           - 1.to scant between 10 to 20
 - 将数量限制在10到20之间
 
- 2.Background— Empirical data on the changing epidemiology of congenital heart disease (CHD) are scant.
 - 背景-先天性心脏病的变化流行病学经验资料鲜见。
 
- 3.Progressives and champions of social justice in the North at first paid scant attention to the Niagara rebels.
 - 北方进步派和争取社会正义的战士最初对尼亚加拉造反者不太注意。
 
英文解释
           - v.
 - 1.work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
 - 2.limit in quality or quantity
 - 3.supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
 
- adj.
 - 1.less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
 
网络释义
               - scant
 - 不足的; 缺乏的; 少的; 缺乏的 不足的;
 
- scant resources
 - 稀少的资源;
 
- Scant rabbit
 - 养小兔子;
 
- scant scan
 - 因为稀少,所以扫描;
 
- scant supply
 - 供给不足; 供应不足;