動詞 scant:

1. work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
   同義詞：skimp
2. limit in quality or quantity
   同義詞：skimp
3. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
   同義詞：stint, skimp

形容詞 scant:

1. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
   同義詞：light, short

1. The movers gave me a scant hour's notice of their arrival.
   搬家的人只通知給我們短短的一小時，他們就來了。
2. He paid scant attention to what was said.
   他沒怎么聽講。