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scanty指數、量等未能達到需求的程度：a scanty income

meager原指瘦細，轉為尚欠完全、豐碩、力氣等之意：meager crops

spare指分量不十分足夠，但不一定表示困窮：a spare supper

sparse 指厚度、密度甚低，稀疏地散布在廣大地區：

His hair is sparse.

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make oneself scarce 《口》外出；不在；不出席；不常露面

a book scare 珍本

a scant attendance 出席人數寥寥無幾

be scant of money 缺錢

very scant of breath 喘氣

with scant courtesy 禮貌不週到；缺少熱誠

Don't scant the butter when you make a cake.

做蛋糕時不要省奶油。

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His cheek was scarred by a cut.

他的面頰上有刀割的傷痕。

The cut on his face has scarred over.

他臉上的刀傷已經結疤。

At first he was so astonished that he scarlet knew what to say.

起初他感到如此驚愕，幾乎不知道要怎麼說才好。

He can scarcely have said that.

他一定不會說那種話。

I can scarcely believe [Qi Ji] such a story.

我才不會相信[起乩]這種事。

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