scant

ad. scantily,scarcely,hardly勉强地，几乎不，很难。
△Rom.1.2.104 (99):“And she shall scant show well that now seems best.”她现在虽然像是绝色美人，那时候怕就不怎么样了。

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scant

vt.
1. limit,restrict限制。
△Mer.2.1.17:“But if my fa-ther had not scanted me.” 如果我的父亲没有限制我。
△Mer.3.2.112: “scant this excess!”限制一下，不要过度。
2. reduce,diminish,cut down减少，缩减，削减。
△Oth.4.3. 94 (91): “Or scant our former having in de-spite.”或者一怒而把我们从前的零用钱减少。
△Lr.2.4.178(175):“to scant my sizes，”削减我的费用。
3. make brief,cut short缩短，打断。
△Mer.5.1.141:“Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy.”所以我就不多说客套话了。
4. neglect,treat slightingly疏忽，玩忽对待。
△Oth.1.3.268(266): “And heaven defend your good souls that you think / I will your serious and greatbusiness scant / For she is with me.”上天也不让好心的诸位担心，因为她在我身边，我会对于你们所托付给我的重大事务稍有玩忽。
△Lr.2.4.140 (138): “I have hope / Youless know how to value her desert / Than she to scant her duty. ”i.e. I am inclined to believe that you un-dervalue her merit,rather than that she is undutiful to you. 我想你是看低了她的优良品性，而不是她疏忽了自己的本分。
5. stint,come short in,withhold,begrudge节省，欠缺，压住不给，吝惜。
△Lr.1.1.281 (278):“You have obedi-ence scanted”.你吝于孝顺。
△H.V.2.4.47:“Doth likea miser spoil his coat with scanting / A little cloth.”那就像一个小气鬼，为了省一点布料却糟蹋了整件衣服。

scant[skænt]

adj. 不足的
◇be scant of缺乏
‖ scanty adj.