Word · Frequency #11291
scanted
草率地做;敷衍了事
scanted is the past of scant.
核心释义
to do something hastily or carelessly, or to deal with it in an inadequate and superficial way
- 1.
To limit in amount or share; to stint.
- 2.
草率或粗心地工作;处理不充分和表面化
work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
- 3.
To fail, or become less; to scantle.
- 4.
在质量或数量上限制
limit in quality or quantity
- 5.
有限制地供应
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
草率或粗心地工作;处理不充分和表面化;在质量或数量上限制;有限制地供应;减少;吝啬
用法In use
Don't scant the details when you fill out the application; any mistake could cause a delay.
用法提示:scant 此处是动词原形,表示‘对…不够用心/草率处理’,用在否定祈使句中作谓语。
He scanted the rice portions at dinner, and many guests were still hungry.
用法提示:scanted 是 scant 的过去式,作谓语,表示‘把…给得不够/克扣’。
She scants her meals while chasing deadlines, so she often feels weak.
用法提示:scants 是 scant 的第三人称单数现在时形式,表示‘在饮食上亏待自己、吃得太少’。
scant sth
scant 作及物动词,表示草率或敷衍地对待,宾语常是职责、议题等抽象名词。
He scants his duties and spends all day playing games.
他草率地对待自己的职责,整天玩游戏。
be scanted (in sth)
被动式 be scanted 用于表示某事物在报告、研究等中被忽视或未得到充分对待。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- scant one's work
- 敷衍工作
- He scanted his work and was soon fired.他敷衍工作,很快就被解雇了。
- scant the task
- 草率完成任务
- She scanted the task, leaving many errors.她草率完成任务,留下了许多错误。
- scant one's duties
- 敷衍职责
- The employee scanted his duties and was reprimanded.这位员工敷衍职责,受到了训斥。
- scant the details
- 忽视细节
- The report scants the details of the incident.这份报告忽视了事件的细节。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
scant 联想 scan(扫描),做事像扫描一样只求快不求细,即草率地做。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、literary texts scant 作动词时通常用于正式或文学语境,多表示‘草率地做、敷衍了事’。日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 scant(/skænt/)在美式英语中押韵:重读元音 /æ/ 和结尾 /nt/ 相同。注意 plant 和 slant 在英式英语中分别读 /plɑːnt/ 和 /slɑːnt/,所以英式发音不押韵;还要小心拼写相似但发音不同的词:want(/wɒnt/ 或 /wɑːnt/)、aunt(/ænt/ 或 /ɑːnt/)、paint(/peɪnt/)都不与 scant 押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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