The farmer 's financial difficulties were caused by a scanty harvest .
这个农民的经济困难是因为收成不足造成的。
The quality or condition of being scanty or meager .
微薄，稀少缺乏的或不足的情况或性质。
The scanty supply of food was distressing : with the keen appetites of growing children , we had scarcely sufficient food to keep alive a delicate invalid .
食物供应不足也令人烦恼：我们这些正在发育的孩子食欲很强，可是我们的食物几乎还不够养一个虚弱的病人。
The stiff bristles at the tips of the pedicels are usually obvious , but may sometimes be scanty or even absent .
