skimpy

英 [ˈskɪmpi]

美 [ˈskɪmpi]

adj.  小而暴露的; (数量或大小)不足的，不够的

最高级：skimpiest　

TOEFL

BNC.20910 / COCA.17532

牛津词典

adj.

• 小而暴露的
  very small and not covering much of your body
  1. a skimpy dress
     短而暴露的连衣裙
• （数量或大小）不足的，不够的
  not large enough in amount or size
  1. a skimpy meal
     吃不饱的一顿饭
  2. They provided only skimpy details.
     他们提供的细节不充分。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 短小的;少量的
  Something that isskimpyis too small in size or quantity.
  1. ...skimpy underwear...
     太过暴露的内衣
  2. They suffered long hours, unsafe working conditions and skimpy pay.
     他们在不安全的工作环境下长时间辛苦劳作，却只有微薄的工资。

英英释义

adj

• containing little excess
  1. a lean budget
  2. a skimpy allowance
  Synonym:lean

双语例句

• A study found that at least a third of men want women stopped from wearing revealing outfits at work, with skimpy shorts the first to go.
  一项研究发现，至少三分之一的男性希望女性不要在工作时穿暴露的服装，最不能接受的是超短紧身裤。
• Chinese women tend to like cutesy, girlish pink clothes ( think Hello Kitty), not the sexy and skimpy kind Fields designed.
  中国女士倾向于喜爱娇媚、少女般的粉红色衣服（就像HelloKitty），而不是Fields所设计的性感、暴露类型。
• The dancers wore skimpy dresses.
  那些跳舞的人穿着不足以遮体。
• Don't be mean with fabric, otherwise curtains will end up looking skimpy.
  别这么吝啬布料，不然做出来的窗帘会显得特寒酸。
• What was the rule that students always break? Girls cant wear skimpy clothes.
  学生最常犯的校规？女生不准穿性感的服饰。
• Boards have a duty to assess the character as well as the performance of the chief executive, but action should not be taken against them on skimpy evidence, he says.
  他表示，董事会有责任评估首席执行官的人格和表现，但不应在证据不足的情况下就采取行动。
• The tone from Google though, which provides no guidance and only skimpy details about its business, has become more upbeat.
  虽然谷歌没有给出业绩指导，关于业务状况的说明也少得可怜，但公司的情绪已变得越发乐观。
• Her knowledge of art was skimpy.
  她对艺术了解不多。
• Teachers'unions have long maintained that failures in Western education could be blamed on skimpy government spending, social class and cultures that did not value education.
  教室联盟一直宣称西方教育的失败应该归责于政府投入不够，社会课程和文化不重视教育。
• She wears skimpy dresses.
  她穿着暴露。