Word · Frequency #11291
scanting
草率地做；敷衍了事
scanting is the present participle of scant.
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.
work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
草率或粗心地工作；处理不充分和表面化
- 3.
To fail, or become less; to scantle.
- 4.
limit in quality or quantity
在质量或数量上限制
- 5.
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
有限制地供应
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
In use
Don't scant the details when you fill out the application; any mistake could cause a delay.
He scanted the rice portions at dinner, and many guests were still hungry.
She scants her meals while chasing deadlines, so she often feels weak.
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。
The ethical issues are scanted in the report.
报告中伦理问题被草率处理。
Verb forms
base scant · third person scants · -ing scanting · past scanted · past participle scanted
作动词时表示“马虎处理、敷衍或不够重视”，常接宾语；规则变化。
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- pay scant attention to
- 对……几乎不加注意；很少理会She paid scant attention to the teacher's explanation.她几乎没有听老师的讲解。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.