scant
/skænt/You use scant to indicate that there is very little of something or not as much of something as there should be. 少量的; 不足的
adjective [原级] 不足的，缺乏的；将近的，差一点点的
She began to berate the police for paying scant attention to the theft from her car. 她开始严厉斥责警方对她车内东西失窃一案关注不足。
verb [vt. 及物动词] <美>少给，克扣；<美>冷落，忽略
I paid scant attention to what she was saying. 我没大注意她在说什么。
