skimpy

FREQ #35610

a. 不足的, 吝啬的

发音

US /ˈskɪmpi/
AU /ˈskɪmpi/

词形变化

skimpies 复数 skimpies skimpier 比较级 skimpier skimpiest skimpiest 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A barmaid who wears little clothing.

    澳大利亚
adj.
  1. 1.

    Small or inadequate; not generous; diminutive.

    They served a pretty skimpy portion of ice cream as the free birthday dessert.

  2. 2.

    Very small, light, or revealing.

    Have you ever seen such a skimpy bikini?

  3. 3.

    Wearing skimpy clothing; scantily clad.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

lean scanty

近义相关 3

revealing insufficient deficient

词源

From skimp + -y.

来源：wiktionary