You use scant to indicate that there is very little of something or not as much of something as there should be.
例句
She began to berate the police for paying scant attention to the theft from her car.她開始痛斥警方對她車內被竊一案不夠關注。...forces that have shown scant respect for Red Cross markings or UN flags...對紅十字會標志和聯合國旗幟不屑一顧的軍隊
ADJ
(強調數目)小的,很小的，僅有的
If you describe an amount as scant, you are emphasizing that it is small.
例句
This hole was a scant .23 inches in diameter...這個洞眼的直徑只有 0.23 英寸。In fact, Richard Savage had known Edward Bellamy a scant five hours.實際上，理查德·薩維奇和愛德華·貝拉米相識才僅僅 5 個小時。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
不足的; 缺乏的; 一丁點的; 微小的; 欠缺的
He paid scant attention to what was said.他沒怎么注意聽講。Many mothers pay scant attention to their own needs when their children are small.孩子們小的時候, 許多母親都忽視自己的需求。
英英詞典釋義
Verb
1. work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
2. limit in quality or quantity
3. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities;
"sting with the allowance"
Adjective
1. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so;
"a light pound""a scant cup of sugar""regularly gives short weight"