skimpy

adj.

1. 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
2. （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。

1. ADJ-GRADED 短小的;少量的
   Something that is skimpy is 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。

1. 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。
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。
3. It struggled for years with a skimpy product line and an under-developed dealer network.
   产品线不足、经销网络落后的铃木苦苦挣扎了多年。
4. Amid the thousands of skimpy Halloween ensembles cluttering the Internet this year, one shone brighter than the rest.
   今年，互联网上涌现出了数千款短小性感的万圣节服装，其中一款艳压群芳。
5. Although the information this chapter presents is accurate, unfortunately, it is too skimpy to adequately cover such a complex topic.
   尽管这一章提供的信息是准确的，但不幸的是，信息不够大，不能够充分地说明这么复杂的主题。
6. 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。
7. Women should wear a dress& not too short, not too skimpy and certainly not white.
   女士应该穿礼服，礼服不要太短，也别太露，白色可是万万不可的。
8. The singer was wearing just a pair of skimpy black briefs and attempted to cover her bottom half with a tiny striped towel.
   她在下面穿了一条黑色的紧身内裤并试图用一个彩条毛巾来遮住她的下半身。
9. In Xiangyang a group of women sported skimpy shorts and football bras for photographers as a jokey protest about being ignored by their boyfriends.
   在襄阳，一群姑娘身穿露骨的短裤和足球内衣给摄影师摆造型，用这种戏谑的方式抗议她们遭到了男友的无视。
10. And a layer that skimpy would likely be worn away by ordinary chewing.
    而这样薄薄的一层只是普通的咀嚼就会被磨损殆尽。
11. When she first moved to England, she found the clothing on other women so skimpy that she wondered if there was a national fabric shortage.
    她刚搬到英国时，发现其他女性着装清凉，她想知道这里是否出现了全国性的服装面料短缺。
12. Under the sea: Miss Guam ( left) used her country's rare orange oysters to make a skimpy bikini bottom, and Miss Denmark ( right) chose her country's claim to fame, The Little Mermaid, for her national outfit inspiration.
    海岛国家：关岛小姐（左）：利用关岛特有的黄色牡蛎来装饰比基尼；丹麦小姐（右）：以丹麦著称的美人鱼为服装的灵感来源。
13. Your bank account may still be skimpy, but your life will be far, far richer.
    你的银行帐户可能还是紧紧巴巴，但你的人生会丰富得多。
14. You do not have to wear skimpy aerobic outfits or tight shorts.
    你不需要穿着有氧运动的衣物或短裤。
15. Who are you trying to attract dressed in that skimpy outfit?
    你穿得这么寒酸是想要吸引谁的注意呀？
16. Sneaking off to buy hamburgers was the only way they could supplement the skimpy meals.
    溜出去买汉堡包，是他们补充吃不饱的饭食的惟一办法。
17. The dancers wore skimpy dresses.
    那些跳舞的人穿着不足以遮体。
18. The dress was rather skimpy.
    这连衣裙实在太紧太露。
19. She wears skimpy dresses.
    她穿着暴露。
20. 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。
21. Expecting a tasteful jeans advertisement, the school officials who gave the shoot the go-ahead claimed they were duped after they saw the images of writhing young models in skimpy lingerie.
    校领导一直以为拍的是格调高雅的牛仔裤广告，所以根本没有反对，当看到只穿内衣的年轻模特照后才大呼上当受骗。
22. 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。
23. Her knowledge of art was skimpy.
    她对艺术了解不多。
24. The skimpy rug Barely covers the floor.
    不够大的地毯勉强盖住了地板。
25. 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。
26. 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。
27. 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。
28. Icould not believe that they wanted me to wear something so skimpy on a stage.
    我无法相信他们居然想让我在舞台上穿着如此暴露的东西。
29. At that time, gathering planets in your home sector will help you make almost any kind of change you want, even if you were disappointed with skimpy options you found in the past.
    当时，在您的家部门收集行星将帮助你几乎任何你想要的那种变化，即使你与你过去发现少得可怜的选择感到失望。

adj

1. containing little excess
   1. a lean budget
   2. a skimpy allowance

   Synonym:    lean