small or insufficient in quantity or amount 少量的,不足的 they paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families. 他们尽其所能从微薄的工资里拿出钱来补贴家里。 ■(of clothing) revealing; skimpy (衣服)暴露的;紧(身)的 the women looked cold in their scanty bodices. 那些穿着紧身胸衣的女人看上去很冷。
plural noun
(scanties)(informal)women's skimpy knickers or pants (非正式)女式小短裤(或衬裤)