scanty /ˈskæntɪ/ TEM8 ( scantier, scantiest )

• 1. 

  ADJ You describe something as scanty when there is less of it than you think there should be. 缺乏的; 不足的

  例：

  So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two suspects.

  目前，我们指向两名嫌犯的证据太少。

• 2. 

  ADJ If someone is wearing scanty clothing, he or she is wearing clothes which are sexually revealing. (衣着)暴露的 [ADV -ed/adj]

  例：

  ...a model in scanty clothing.

  ...一个衣着暴露的模特。

• 3. 

  scantily ADV

  例：

  ...a troupe of scantily-clad dancers.

  ...一团穿戴暴露的舞蹈演员。