One word, one everyday story

Culture · Create free account · Log in · Feedback

Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.

scant

/skænt/

Original teaching content · provenance and version

Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

1 · adjective

very little or insufficient

少量的；不足的

Read the example to see scant in context.

The investigators found scant evidence of deliberate damage.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

调查人员几乎没有找到故意破坏的证据。
Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

Share this public expression

Connect this word to your life

Pronunciation: /skænt/

Try using this word in a sentence of your own; you may skip this.