English-Thai Dictionary
Scandinavia
N ดินแดน ใน ยุโรป เหนือ กลุ่ม ประเทศ แถบ ยุโรป เหนือ (ประกอบด้วย ประเทศ นอรเวย์ สวีเดน เดนมาร์ก ฟินแลนด์ ไอซ์แลนด์ และ หมู่เกาะ Faroe din-dan-nai-yu-rob-nuan
Scandinavian
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ประเทศ แถบ ยุโรป เหนือ เกี่ยวกับ ประเทศ แถบ สแกน ดิเน เวียน kiao-kab-pra-thed-nai-yu-rob-nuan
Scandinavian
N ชาว สแกน ดิเน เวียน ภาษา สแกน ดิเน เวียน Norse Viking Nordic chao-sa-kan-di-nea-wia
scan
N การกวาด ภาพ (จอโทรทัศน์ การกวาด สัญญา ณ kam-kwad-pab
scan
VT ก วาดภาพ ปรากฏ ภาพ kwad-pab
scan
VT ตรวจ รายละเอียด ตรวจตรา ตรวจสอบ ตรวจดู อย่างละเอียด examine investigate truad-rai-ra-iad
scan
VT วิเคราะห์ เสียง สัมผัส ของ บทกวี wi-kor-siang-sam-pad-kong-bod-ka-we
scan
VT อ่านผ่านๆ อ่าน ลวกๆ อ่าน เร็วๆ ดู อย่าง ผิวเผิน browse an-pan-pan
scanable
ADJ ซึ่ง ตรวจ รายละเอียด sueng-turd-sob-rai-ra-iad
scandal
N สิ่ง ที่ ทำให้เกิด เหตุการณ์ อื้อฉาว sing-ti-tam-hai-koed-kwam-aue-chao
scandal
N เหตุการณ์ อื้อฉาว เรื่องอื้อฉาว เรื่อง ฉาวโฉ่ เรื่อง น่าอัปยศ เรื่อง น่าอาย disgrace shame hed-kan-aue-chao
scandalization
N การ ใส่ร้าย kan-sai-rai
scandalize
VT ทำให้ ตกใจ ทำให้ อัปยศ culiminate slander tam-hai-tok-jai
scandalizer
N คน ใส่ร้าย ป้ายสี kon-sai-rai-pai-se
scandalmonger
N ผู้ กระจาย เรื่องอื้อฉาว ผู้ นินทา คน ป้าย ร้าย gossip newsmonger phu-kra-jai-rueng-aue-chao
scandalmongering
N การ กระจาย เรื่องอื้อฉาว kan-kra-jai-rueng-aue-chao
scandalous
ADJ ซึ่ง เสื่อม เสียชื่อเสียง อื้อฉาว น่า อดสู น่าขายหน้า sueng-suea-sia-chue-siang
scandalously
ADV อย่าง น่าอับอาย อย่าง น่า อดสู อย่าง อื้อฉาว indecently shameful yang-na-aub-ai
scandalousness
N ความ น่าอับอาย kwam-na-aub-ai
scandia
N สารประกอบ ออกไซด์
scandium
N ธาตุ โลหะ หายาก (สัญลักษณ์ ทาง เคมี Sc tad-lo-ha-ha-yak
scanner
N เครื่อง ตรวจ ด้วย เสียง หรือ รังสี อุปกรณ์ รับ และ ส่งสัญญา ณ เครื่อง แสก นเนอ ร์ krueng-truad-duai-siang-rue-rang-se
scanner
N เครื่อง สแกนเนอร์ krueng-sa-kan-nor
scansion
N การ วิเคราะห์ เสียง สัมผัส ของ บทกวี kan-wi-kor-siang-sam-pad-kong-bod-ka-we
scansorial
A มี นิสัย ชอบ ปีนป่าย
scant
ADJ ขาดแคลน ไม่ พอเพียง มี น้อย เกือบ ไม่มี scarce insufficient limited kad-kan
scant
ADV อย่าง ขาดแคลน อย่าง ไม่ เพียงพอ อย่าง ขัดสน yang-kad-kan
scant
VT ทำให้ ขาดแคลน (คำ โบรา ณ ทำให้ ลดน้อยลง ,ทำให้ ไม่ เพียงพอ tam-hai-kad-kan
scantiness
N ความขัดสน ความขาดแคลน derth lack smallness kwam-kad-son
scantly
ADV อย่าง ขาดแคลน yang-kad-kan
scantness
N ความขัดสน kwam-kad-son
scanty
ADJ ขาดแคลน ไม่ เพียงพอ scant scarce sparse kad-kan
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SCAN
v.t.[L. ascendo. See Ascend. ] 1. To examine with critical care; to scrutinize.
The actions of men in high stations are all conspicuous, and liable to be scanned and sifted.
2. To examine a verse by counting the feet; or according to modern usage, to recite or measure verse by distinguishing the feet in pronunciation. Thus in Latin and Greek, a hexameter verse is resolved into six feet by scanning, and the true quantities are determined.
SCANDAL
n.[L. scandalum; Gr. In Greek, this word signifies a stumbling block, something against which a person impinges, or which causes him to fall. ] 1. Offense given by the faults of another.
His lustful orgies he enlarg'd even to the hill of scandal.
[In this sense, we now generally use offense. ]
2. Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory speech or report; something uttered which is false and injurious to reputation.
My known virtue is from scandal free.
3. Shame; reproach; disgrace. Such is the perverted state of the human mind that some of the most heinous crimes bring little scandal upon the offender.
SCANDAL
v.t. 1. To treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce; to blacken character.
I do fawn on men, and hug them hard, and after scandal them. [Little used. ]
2. To scandalize; to offend. [Not used. ]
SCANDALIZE
v.t.[Gr. L. scandalizo.] 1. To offend by some action supposed criminal.
I demand who they are whom we scandalize by using harmless things?
2. To reproach; to disgrace; to defame; as a scandalizing libeler.
SCANDALIZED
pp. Offended; defamed; disgraced.
SCANDALIZING
ppr. Giving offense to; disgracing.
SCANDALOUS
a. 1. Giving offense.
Nothing scandalous or offensive to any.
2. Opprobrious; disgraceful to reputation; that brings shame or infamy; as a scandalous crime or vice. How perverted must be the mind that considers seduction or dueling less scandalous than larceny!
3. Defamatory.
SCANDALOUSLY
adv. 1. Shamefully; in a manner to give offense.
His discourse at table was scandalously unbecoming the dignity of his station.
2. Censoriously; with a disposition to find fault; as a critic scandalously nice.
SCANDALOUSNESS
n.The quality of being scandalous; the quality of giving offense, or of being disgraceful. Scandalum magnatum, in law, a defamatory speech or writing made or published to the injury of a person of dignity.
SCANDENT
a.[L. scandens, scando, to climb. ] Climbing, either with spiral tendrils for its support, or by adhesive fibers, as a stalk; climbing; performing the office of a tendril, as a petiole.
SCANNED
pp. Critically sifted or examined; resolved into feet in recital.
SCANNING
ppr. Critically examining; resolving into feet, as verse.
SCANSION
n.The act of scanning.
SCANT
v.t. To limit; to straiten; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries; to scant a garment in cloth.
I am scanted in the pleasure of dwelling on your actions.
SCANT
v.i.To fail or become less; as, the wind scants.
SCANT
a. 1. Not full, large or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; rather less than is wanted for the purpose; as a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment.
2. Sparing; parsimonious; cautiously affording.
Be somewhat scanter of your maiden presence. [Not in use. ]
3. Not fair, free or favorable for a ship's course; as a scant wind.
SCANT
adv. Scarcely; hardly; not quite. The people - received of the bankers scant twenty shillings for thirty. [Obsolete or vulgar. ]
SCANTILY
adv. [from scanty. ] 1. Not fully; not plentifully. the troops were scantily supplied with flour.
2. Sparingly; niggardly; as, to speak scantily of one. [Unusual. ]
SCANTINESS
n. 1. Narrowness; want of space or compass; as the scantiness of our heroic verse.
2. Want of amplitude, greatness or abundance; limited extent.
Alexander was much troubled at the scantiness of nature itself.
3. Want of fullness; want of sufficiency; as the scantiness of supplies.
SCANTLE
v.t.To be deficient; to fail.
SCANTLE
v.i.To divide into thin or small pieces; to shiver.
SCANTLET
n.[See Scantling. ] A small pattern; a small quantity. [Not in use. ]
SCANTLING
n. 1. A pattern; a quantity cut for a particular purpose.
2. A small quantity; as a scantling of wit.
3. A certain proportion or quantity.
4. In the United States, timber sawed or cut into pieces of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc. This seems to be allied to the L. scandula, and it is the sense in which I have ever heard it used in this country.
5. In seamen's language, the dimensions of a piece of timber, with regard to its breadth and thickness.
SCANTLING
a.Not plentiful; small. [Not in use. ]
SCANTLY
adv. 1. Scarcely; hardly. Obs.
2. Not fully or sufficiently; narrowly; penuriously; without amplitude.
SCANTNESS
n.[from scant. ] Narrowness; smallness; as the scantness of our capacities.
SCANTY
a.[from scant, and having the same signification. ] 1. Narrow; small; wanting amplitude or extent.
His dominions were very narrow and scanty.
Now scantier limits the proud arch confine.
2. Poor; not copious or full; not ample; hardly sufficient; as a scanty language; a scanty supply of words; a scantly supply of bread.
3. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too scanty of words.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SCAN
Scan, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scanned; p. pr. & vb. n. Scanning. ] Etym: [L. scandere, scansum, to climb, to scan, akin to Skr. skand to spring, leap: cf. F. scander. Cf. Ascend, Descend, Scale a ladder. ]
1. To mount by steps; to go through with step by step. [Obs. ] Nor stayed till she the highest stage had scand. Spenser.
2. Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse, marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of; to recite metrically.
3. To go over and examine point by point; to examine with care; to look closely at or into; to scrutinize. The actions of men in high stations are all conspicuous, and liable to be scanned and sifted. Atterbury.
SCANDAL
Scan "dal, n. Etym: [F. scandale, fr. L. scandalum, Gr. scandle, OF. escandle. See Slander. ]
1. Offense caused or experienced; reproach or reprobation called forth by what is regarded as wrong, criminal, heinous, or flagrant: opprobrium or disgrace. O, what a scandal is it to our crown, That two such noble peers as ye should jar! Shak. [I ] have brought scandal To Israel, diffidence of God, and doubt In feeble hearts. Milton.
2. Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory talk, uttered heedlessly or maliciously. You must not put another scandal on him. Shak. My known virtue is from scandal free. Dryden.
3. (Equity )
Defn: Anything alleged in pleading which is impertinent, and is reproachful to any person, or which derogates from the dignity of the court, or is contrary to good manners. Daniell.
Syn. -- Defamation; detraction; slander; calumny; opprobrium; reproach; shame; disgrace.
SCANDAL
SCANDAL Scan "dal, v. t.
1. To treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce; to slander. [R.] I do faws on men and hug them hard And after scandal them. Shak.
2. To scandalize; to offend. [Obs. ] Bp. Story.
Syn. -- To defame; traduce; reproach; slander; calumniate; asperse; vilify; disgarce.
SCANDALIZE
Scan "dal *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scandalized (; p. pr. & vb. n.Scandalizing (.] Etym: [F. scandaliser, L. scandalizare, from Gr. skandali `zein. ]
1. To offend the feelings of the conscience of (a person ) by some action which is considered immoral or criminal; to bring shame, disgrace, or reproach upon. I demand who they are whom we scandalize by using harmless things.Hooker. the congregation looked on in silence, the better class scandalized, and the lower orders, some laughing, others backing the soldier or the minister, as their fancy dictated. Sir W. Scott.
2. To reproach; to libel; to defame; to slander. To tell his tale might be interpreted into scandalizing the order. Sir W. Scott.
SCANDALOUS
Scan "dal *ous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. scandaleux. ]
1. Giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation. Nothing scandalous or offensive unto any. Hooker.
2. Disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame or infamy; opprobrious; as, a scandalous crime or vice.
3. Defamatory; libelous; as, a scandalous story.
SCANDALOUSLY
SCANDALOUSLY Scan "dal *ous *ly, adv.
1. In a manner to give offense; shamefully. His discourse at table was scandalously unbecoming the digmity of his station. Swift.
2. With a disposition to impute immorality or wrong. Shun their fault, who, scandalously nice, Will needs mistake an author into vice. Pope.
SCANDALOUSNESS
SCANDALOUSNESS Scan "dal *ous *ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being scandalous.
SCANDALUM MAGNATUM
Scan "da *lum mag *na "tum `. Etym: [L., scandal of magnates.] (Law )
Defn: A defamatory speech or writing published to the injury of a person of dignity; -- usually abbreviated scan. mag.
SCANDENT
Scan "dent, a. Etym: [L. scandens, -entis, p.pr. of scandere to climb. ]
Defn: Climbing.
Note: Scandent plants may climb either by twining, as the hop, or by twisted leafstalks, as the clematis, or by tendrils, as the passion flower, or by rootlets, as the ivy.
SCANDIA
Scan "di *a, n. Etym: [NL. See Scandium. ] (Chem. )
Defn: A chemical earth, the oxide of scandium.
SCANDIC
SCANDIC Scan "dic, a. (Chem. )
Defn: Of or pertaining to scandium; derived from, or containing, scandium.
SCANDINAVIAN
SCANDINAVIAN Scan `di *na "vi *an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Scandinavia, that is, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. -- n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Scandinavia.
SCANDIUM
Scan "di *um, n. Etym: [NL. So called because found in Scandinavian minerals ] (Chem. )
Defn: A rare metallic element of the boron group, whose existence was predicated under the provisional name ekaboron by means of the periodic law, and subsequently discovered by spectrum analysis in certain rare Scandinavian minerals (euxenite and gadolinite ). It has not yet been isolated. Symbol Sc. Atomic weight 44
SCANSION
Scan "sion, n. Etym: [L. scansio, fr. scandere, scansum, to climb. See Scan. ] (Pros.)
Defn: The act of scanning; distinguishing the metrical feet of a verse by emphasis, pauses, or otherwise.
SCANSORES
Scan *so "res, n.; pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. L. scandere, scansum, to climb. ](Zoöl.)
Defn: An artifical group of birds formerly regarded as an order. They are distributed among several orders by modern ornithologists.
Note: The toes are in pairs, two before and two behind, by which they are enabled to cling to, and climb upon, trees, as the woodpeckers, parrots, cuckoos, and trogons. See Illust. under Aves.
SCANSORIAL
SCANSORIAL Scan *so "ri *al, a. (Zoöl.)(a ) Capable of climbing; as, the woodpecker is a scansorial bird; adapted for climbing; as, the scansorial foot. (b ) Of or pertaining to the Scansores. See Illust. under Aves. Scansorial tail (Zoöl.), a tail in which the feathers are stiff and sharp at the tip, as in the woodpeckers.
SCANT
Scant, a. [Compar. Scanter; superl. Scantest.] Etym: [Icel. skamt,neuter of skamr, skammr, short; cf. skamta to dole out, to portion. ]
1. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment. His sermon was scant, in all, a quarter of an hour. Ridley.
2. Sparing; parsimonious; chary. Be somewhat scanter of your maiden presence. Shak.
Syn. -- See under Scanty.
SCANT
Scant, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Scanting.]
1. To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries. Where man hath a great living laid together and where he is scanted.Bacon. I am scanted in the pleasure of dwelling on your actions. Dryden.
2. To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail. "Scant not my cups." Shak.
SCANT
SCANT Scant, v. i.
Defn: To fail, of become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants.
SCANT
SCANT Scant, adv.
Defn: In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly. [Obs. ] Bacon. So weak that he was scant able to go down the stairs. Fuller.
SCANT
SCANT Scant, n.
Defn: Scantness; scarcity. [R.] T. Carew.
SCANTILY
SCANTILY Scant "i *ly, adv.
Defn: In a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly; parsimoniously. His mind was very scantily stored with materials. Macaulay.
SCANTINESS
SCANTINESS Scant "i *ness, n.
Defn: Quality condition of being scanty.
SCANTLE
Scan "tle, v. i. Etym: [Dim. of scant, v.]
Defn: To be deficient; to fail. [Obs. ] Drayton.
SCANTLE
Scan "tle, v. t. Etym: [OF. escanteler, eschanteler, to break into contles; pref. es- (L. ex ) + cantel, chantel, corner, side, piece. Confused with E. scant. See Cantle. ]
Defn: To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down. [Obs. ] All their pay Must your discretion scantle; keep it back. J. Webster.
SCANTLET
Scant "let, n. Etym: [OF. eschantelet corner. ]
Defn: A small pattern; a small quantity. [Obs. ] Sir M. Hale.
SCANTLING
Scant "ling, a. Etym: [See Scant, a.]
Defn: Not plentiful; small; scanty. [Obs. ] Jer. Taylor.
SCANTLING
Scant "ling, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. eschantillon, F. échantillon, a sample, pattern, example. In some senses confused with scant insufficient. See Scantle, v. t.]
1. A fragment; a bit; a little piece. Specifically: (a ) A piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a sample. [Obs. ] Such as exceed not this scantling; -- to be solace to the sovereign and harmless to the people. Bacon. A pretty scantling of his knowledge may taken by his deferring to be baptized so many years. Milton.
(b ) A small quantity; a little bit; not much. [Obs. ] Reducing them to narrow scantlings. Jer. Taylor.
2. A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc.
3. The dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of anything.
4. A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.
5. A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle. Knight.
SCANTLY
SCANTLY Scant "ly, adv.
1. In a scant manner; not fully or sufficiently; narrowly; penuriously. Dryden.
2. Scarcely; hardly; barely. Scantly they durst their feeble eyes dispread Upon that town. Fairfax. We hold a tourney here to-morrow morn, And there is scantly time for half the work. Tennyson.
SCANTNESS
SCANTNESS Scant "ness, n.
Defn: The quality or condition of being scant; narrowness; smallness; insufficiency; scantiness. "Scantness of outward things." Barrow.
SCANTY
Scant "y, a. [Compar. Scantier; superl. Scantiest.] Etym: [From Scant, a.]
1. Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant. his dominions were very narrow and scanty. Locke. Now scantier limits the proud arch confine. Pope.
2. Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread.
3. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonius. In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too scanty of words. I. Watts.
Syn. -- Scant; narrow; small; poor; deficient; meager; scarce; chary; sparing; parsimonious; penurious; niggardly; grudging.
New American Oxford Dictionary
scan
scan |skan skæn | ▶verb ( scans, scanning , scanned ) [ with obj. ] 1 look at all parts of (something ) carefully in order to detect some feature: he raised his binoculars to scan the coast. • look quickly but not very thoroughly through (a document or other text ) in order to identify relevant information: we scan the papers for news from the trouble spots | [ no obj. ] : I scanned through the reference materials. • cause (a surface, object, or part of the body ) to be traversed by a detector or an electromagnetic beam: their brains are scanned so that researchers can monitor the progress of the disease. • cause (a beam ) to traverse across a surface or object: we scanned the beam over a sector of 120 °. • resolve (a picture ) into its elements of light and shade in a prearranged pattern for the purposes of television transmission. • convert (a document or picture ) into digital form for storage or processing on a computer: text and pictures can be scanned into the computer. 2 analyze the meter of (a line of verse ) by reading with the emphasis on its rhythm or by examining the pattern of feet or syllables. • [ no obj. ] (of verse ) conform to metrical principles. ▶noun an act of scanning someone or something: a quick scan of the sports page. • a medical examination using a scanner: a brain scan. • an image obtained by scanning or with a scanner: we can't predict anything until we have seen the scan. DERIVATIVES scan na ble adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (as a verb in sense 2 of the verb ): from Latin scandere ‘climb ’ (in late Latin ‘scan (verses )’), by analogy with the raising and lowering of one's foot when marking rhythm. From ‘analyze (meter )’ arose the senses ‘estimate the correctness of ’ and ‘examine minutely, ’ which led to ‘look at searchingly ’ (late 18th cent ).
scandal
scan dal |ˈskandl ˈskændl | ▶noun an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage: a bribery scandal involving one of his key supporters. • the outrage or anger caused by such an action or event: divorce was cause for scandal on the island. • rumor or malicious gossip about such events or actions: I know that you would want no scandal attached to her name. • [ in sing. ] a state of affairs regarded as wrong or reprehensible and causing general public outrage or anger: it's a scandal that many older patients are dismissed as untreatable. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘discredit to religion (by the reprehensible behavior of a religious person )’): from Old French scandale, from ecclesiastical Latin scandalum ‘cause of offense, ’ from Greek skandalon ‘snare, stumbling block. ’
scandalize
scan dal ize |ˈskandlˌīz ˈskændlˌaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 shock or horrify (someone ) by a real or imagined violation of propriety or morality: their lack of manners scandalized their hosts. 2 Sailing reduce the area of (a fore-and-aft sail ) by lowering the head or raising the boom. [mid 19th cent.: alteration of obsolete scantelize, from scantle ‘make small. ’] DERIVATIVES scan dal i za tion |ˌskandl-əˈzāSHən |noun, scan dal iz er noun ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘make a public scandal of ’): from French scandaliser or ecclesiastical Latin scandalizare, from Greek skandalizein.
scandalmonger
scan dal mon ger |ˈskandlˌməNGgər, -ˌmäNGgər ˈskændlˌməŋɡər | ▶noun a person who stirs up public outrage toward someone or their actions by spreading rumors or malicious gossip. DERIVATIVES scan dal mon ger ing noun
scandalous
scan dal ous |ˈskandl-əs ˈskændləs | ▶adjective causing general public outrage by a perceived offense against morality or law: a series of scandalous liaisons | a scandalous allegation. • (of a state of affairs ) disgracefully bad, typically as a result of someone's negligence or irresponsibility: a scandalous waste of taxpayers' money. DERIVATIVES scan dal ous ly adverb, scan dal ous ness noun
scandal sheet
scan dal sheet |ˈskændl ˌʃit | ▶noun derogatory a newspaper or magazine giving prominence to scandalous stories or gossip.
scandent
scan dent |ˈskandənt ˈskændənt | ▶adjective chiefly Paleontology (esp. of a graptolite ) having a climbing habit. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin scandent- ‘climbing, ’ from the verb scandere.
Scandentia
Scan den tia |skanˈdenCH (ē )ə ˌskænˈdenʃə |Zoology a small order of mammals that comprises the tree shrews. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Latin scandent- ‘climbing, ’ from the verb scandere.
Scandinavia
Scan di na vi a |ˈˌskandəˈnāvēə ˈˌskændəˈneɪviə | a large peninsula in northwestern Europe, occupied by Norway and Sweden. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean on the north, the Atlantic Ocean on the west, and the Baltic Sea on the south and the east. • a cultural region consisting of the countries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark and sometimes also of Iceland, Finland, and the Faroe Islands. ORIGIN Latin.
Scandinavian
Scan di na vi an |ˌskandəˈnāvēən ˌskændəˈneɪviən | ▶adjective of or relating to Scandinavia, its people, or their languages. ▶noun 1 a native or inhabitant of Scandinavia, or a person of Scandinavian descent. 2 the North Germanic languages (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, Faroese ) descended from Old Norse.
scandium
scan di um |ˈskandēəm ˈskændiəm | ▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 21, a soft silvery-white metal resembling the rare earth elements. (Symbol: Sc ) ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Scandia, contraction of Scandinavia (where minerals are found containing this element ).
scanner
scan ner |ˈskanər ˈskænər | ▶noun a device for examining, reading, or monitoring something, in particular: • Medicine a machine that examines the body through the use of radiation, ultrasound, or magnetic resonance imaging, as a diagnostic aid. • Electronics a device that scans documents and converts them into digital data.
scanning electron microscope
scan ning e lec tron mi cro scope (abbr.: SEM ) ▶noun an electron microscope in which the surface of a specimen is scanned by a beam of electrons that are reflected to form an image.
scanning tunneling microscope
scan ning tun nel ing mi cro scope (abbr.: STM ) ▶noun a high-resolution microscope using neither light nor an electron beam, but with an ultrafine tip able to reveal atomic and molecular details of surfaces.
scansion
scan sion |ˈskanSHən ˈskænʃən | ▶noun the action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm. • the rhythm of a line of verse. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin scansio (n- ), from scandere ‘to climb ’; compare with scan .
scant
scant |skant skænt | ▶adjective barely sufficient or adequate: companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations. • [ attrib. ] barely amounting to a specified number or quantity: she weighed a scant two pounds. ▶verb [ with obj. ] provide grudgingly or in insufficient amounts: he does not scant his attention to the later writings. • deal with inadequately; neglect: the press regularly scants a host of issues relating to safety and health. DERIVATIVES scant ly adverb, scant ness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr ‘short. ’
scantling
scant ling |ˈskantliNG ˈskæntlɪŋ | ▶noun 1 a piece of lumber of small cross section. • the size to which a piece of wood or stone is measured and cut. 2 (often scantlings ) a set of standard dimensions for parts of a structure, esp. in shipbuilding. 3 archaic a specimen, sample, or small amount of something. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (denoting prescribed size, or a set of standard dimensions ): alteration of obsolete scantillon (from Old French escantillon ‘sample ’), by association with the suffix -ling .
scanty
scant y |ˈskantē ˈskæn (t )i | ▶adjective ( scantier, scantiest ) small or insufficient in quantity or amount: scanty wages. • (of clothing ) revealing; skimpy: the women looked cold in their scanty gowns. ▶plural noun (scanties ) brief underpants. DERIVATIVES scant i ly |ˈskantəlē, ˈskantl-ē |adverb, scant i ness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from scant + -y 1 .
Oxford Dictionary
scan
scan |skan | ▶verb ( scans, scanning, scanned ) [ with obj. ] 1 look at all parts of (something ) carefully in order to detect some feature: he raised his binoculars to scan the coast. • look quickly but not very thoroughly through (a document or other text ) in order to identify relevant information: we scan the papers for news from the trouble spots | [ no obj. ] : I scanned through the reference materials. 2 cause (a surface, object, or part of the body ) to be traversed by a detector or an electromagnetic beam: their brains are scanned so that researchers can monitor the progress of the disease. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] cause (a beam ) to traverse across a surface or object: we scanned the beam over a sector of 120 °. • resolve (a picture ) into its elements of light and shade in a prearranged pattern for the purposes of television transmission. • convert (a document or picture ) into digital form for storage or processing on a computer: text and pictures can be scanned into the computer. 3 analyse the metre of (a line of verse ) by reading with the emphasis on its rhythm or by examining the pattern of feet or syllables. • [ no obj. ] (of verse ) conform to metrical principles. ▶noun 1 an act of scanning someone or something: a quick scan of the sports page. 2 a medical examination using a scanner: a brain scan. • an image obtained by scanning or with a scanner: you can't predict anything until he has seen the scan. DERIVATIVES scannable adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (as a verb in sense 3 of the verb ): from Latin scandere ‘climb ’ (in late Latin ‘scan (verses )’), by analogy with the raising and lowering of one's foot when marking rhythm. From ‘analyse (metre )’ arose the senses ‘estimate the correctness of ’ and ‘examine minutely ’, which led to ‘look at searchingly ’ (late 18th cent. ).
scandal
scan |dal |ˈskand (ə )l | ▶noun an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage: a bribery scandal involving one of his key supporters. • [ mass noun ] the outrage or anger caused by a scandalous action or event: divorce was cause for scandal in the island. • [ mass noun ] rumour or malicious gossip about scandalous events or actions: I know that you would want no scandal attached to her name. • [ in sing. ] a state of affairs regarded as wrong or reprehensible and causing general public outrage or anger: it's a scandal that many older patients are dismissed as untreatable. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘discredit to religion (by the reprehensible behaviour of a religious person )’): from Old French scandale, from ecclesiastical Latin scandalum ‘cause of offence ’, from Greek skandalon ‘snare, stumbling block ’.
scandalize
scandalize 1 |ˈskand (ə )lʌɪz |(also scandalise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] shock or horrify (someone ) by a real or imagined violation of propriety or morality: their lack of manners scandalized their hosts. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘make a public scandal of ’): from French scandaliser or ecclesiastical Latin scandalizare, from Greek skandalizein.
scandalize
scandalize 2 |ˈskand (ə )lʌɪz |(also scandalise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] Sailing reduce the area of (a sail ) by lowering the head or raising the boom. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: alteration of obsolete scantelize, from scantle ‘make small ’.
scandalmonger
scan ¦dal |mon ¦ger |ˈskand (ə )lmʌŋgə | ▶noun a person who stirs up public outrage towards someone or their actions by spreading rumours or malicious gossip. DERIVATIVES scandalmongering noun
scandalous
scan ¦dal |ous |ˈskandələs | ▶adjective causing general public outrage by a perceived offence against morality or law: a series of scandalous liaisons | a scandalous allegation. • (of a state of affairs ) disgracefully bad: a scandalous waste of ratepayers' money. DERIVATIVES scandalously adverb, scandalousness noun
scandal sheet
scan |dal sheet ▶noun derogatory a newspaper or magazine giving prominence to scandalous stories or gossip.
scandent
scandent |ˈskandənt | ▶adjective chiefly Palaeontology (especially of a graptolite ) having a climbing habit. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin scandent- ‘climbing ’, from the verb scandere.
Scandentia
Scandentia |skanˈdɛnʃə | ▶plural noun Zoology a small order of mammals which comprises the tree shrews. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Latin scandent- ‘climbing ’, from the verb scandere.
Scandinavia
Scandinavia |ˌskandɪˈneɪvɪə | a large peninsula in NW Europe, occupied by Norway and Sweden. It is bounded by the Arctic Ocean in the north, the Atlantic in the west, and the Baltic Sea in the south and east. • a cultural region consisting of the countries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark and sometimes also of Iceland, Finland, and the Faroe Islands. ORIGIN Latin.
Scandinavian
Scan ¦di |navian |skandɪˈneɪvɪən | ▶adjective relating to Scandinavia, its people, or their languages. ▶noun 1 a native or inhabitant of Scandinavia, or a person of Scandinavian descent. 2 [ mass noun ] the northern branch of the Germanic languages, comprising Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, and Faroese, all descended from Old Norse.
scandium
scandium |ˈskandɪəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the chemical element of atomic number 21, a soft silvery-white metal resembling the rare earth elements. (Symbol: Sc ) ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Scandia, contraction of Scandinavia (where minerals are found containing this element ).
scanner
scan |ner |ˈskanə | ▶noun a device for examining, reading, or monitoring something, in particular: • Medicine a machine that examines the body through the use of radiation, ultrasound, or magnetic resonance imaging, as a diagnostic aid. • Electronics a device that scans documents and converts them into digital data.
scanning electron microscope
scanning electron microscope (abbrev.: SEM ) ▶noun an electron microscope in which the surface of a specimen is scanned by a beam of electrons that are reflected to form an image.
scanning tunnelling microscope
scanning tunnelling microscope (abbrev.: STM ) ▶noun a high-resolution microscope using neither light nor an electron beam, but with an ultra-fine tip able to reveal atomic and molecular details of surfaces.
scansion
scansion |ˈskanʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm. • the rhythm of a line of verse. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin scansio (n- ), from scandere ‘to climb ’; compare with scan .
scant
scant |skant | ▶adjective barely sufficient or adequate: companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations. • [ attrib. ] barely amounting to a specified number or quantity: she weighed a scant two pounds. ▶verb [ with obj. ] chiefly N. Amer. provide grudgingly or in insufficient amounts: he does not scant his attention to the later writings. • deal with inadequately; neglect: the press regularly scants a host of issues relating to safety and health. DERIVATIVES scantly adverb, scantness noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr ‘short ’.
scantling
scant |ling |ˈskantlɪŋ | ▶noun 1 a timber beam of small cross section. • the size to which a piece of timber or stone is measured and cut. 2 (often scantlings ) a set of standard dimensions for parts of a structure, especially in shipbuilding. 3 archaic a specimen, sample, or small amount of something. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (denoting prescribed size, or a set of standard dimensions ): alteration of obsolete scantillon (from Old French escantillon ‘sample ’), by association with the suffix -ling .
scanty
scanty |ˈskanti | ▶adjective ( scantier, scantiest ) small or insufficient in quantity or amount: they paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families. • (of clothing ) revealing; skimpy: the women looked cold in their scanty bodices. ▶plural noun (scanties ) informal women's skimpy knickers or pants. DERIVATIVES scantily adverb, scantiness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from scant + -y 1 .
American Oxford Thesaurus
scan
scan verb 1 Adam scanned the horizon: scrutinize, examine, study, inspect, survey, search, scour, sweep, look at, stare at, look someone /something up and down, gaze at, eye, watch; contemplate, regard, take stock of; informal check out, scope (out ). 2 I scanned the pages of his diary: glance through /over, look through /over, have a look at, run /cast /pass one's eye over, skim (through ), flick through, flip through, leaf through, thumb through, rifle through, read quickly, browse (through ). ANTONYMS pore over. ▶noun 1 a careful scan of the terrain: inspection, scrutiny, examination, survey. 2 a quick scan through the report: glance, look, flick, browse, skim. 3 a brain scan: examination, screening, MRI, ultrasound.
scandal
scandal noun 1 the sex scandal forced him to resign: (outrageous ) wrongdoing, impropriety, misconduct, immoral behavior, unethical behavior, discreditable behavior, outrageous behavior; shocking incident, shocking series of events; offense, transgression, crime, sin; skeleton in the closet; informal business, affair, -gate. 2 unmarried motherhood at that time was fraught with scandal: shame, dishonor, disgrace, disrepute, discredit, infamy, ignominy, embarrassment; odium, opprobrium, censure, obloquy; stigma. 3 it's a scandal that the disease is not adequately treated: disgrace, outrage, injustice; (crying ) shame, pity; affront, insult, reproach. 4 no scandal is attached to her name: malicious gossip, malicious rumor (s ), slander, libel, calumny, defamation, aspersions, muckraking, scandalmongering, smear campaign; informal dirt.
scandalize
scandalize verb the audience was scandalized by the speaker's racist remarks: shock, appall, outrage, horrify, disgust, revolt, repel, sicken; offend, give offense to, affront, insult; cause raised eyebrows. ANTONYMS impress.
scandalous
scandalous adjective 1 a scandalous waste of taxpayers' money: disgraceful, shocking, outrageous, monstrous, criminal, wicked, sinful, shameful, atrocious, appalling, dreadful, deplorable, reprehensible, inexcusable, intolerable, insupportable, unforgivable, unconscionable, unpardonable; rare egregious. ANTONYMS acceptable, praiseworthy. 2 a series of scandalous liaisons: discreditable, disreputable, dishonorable, improper, unseemly, sordid. ANTONYMS proper, seemly. 3 scandalous rumors: scurrilous, malicious, slanderous, libelous, defamatory; rare calumnious, calumniatory, aspersive.
scant
scant adjective there is only scant evidence to support this hypothesis: little, little or no, minimal, hardly (any ), limited, negligible, barely sufficient, meager; insufficient, too little, inadequate, deficient; formal exiguous. ANTONYMS abundant, ample, sufficient.
scanty
scanty adjective 1 their scanty wages | details of his life are scanty: meager, scant, minimal, limited, modest, restricted, sparse; tiny, small, paltry, negligible, insufficient, inadequate, deficient, too small /little /few, poor, sketchy, thin; scarce, in short supply, few and far between; informal measly, piddling, mingy, pathetic; formal exiguous. ANTONYMS ample, abundant, plentiful. 2 scanty clothing: skimpy, revealing, short, brief; low, low-cut; indecent. ANTONYMS modest.
Oxford Thesaurus
scan
scan verb 1 Adam scanned the horizon | his eyes were scanning her face: study, examine, scrutinize, inspect, survey, search, scour, sweep, rake; look at, look someone /something up and down, stare at, gaze at, eye, watch, contemplate, regard; take stock of; Hunting glass; informal check out, recce; N. Amer. informal scope; archaic con. 2 he pulled out a leather-bound diary and scanned the pages: glance through /over, look through /over, have a look at, run /pass /cast one's eye over, skim, flick through, flip through, riffle through, leaf through, thumb through, read quickly, browse through; peruse. ANTONYMS pore over. ▶noun 1 a careful scan of the terrain: inspection, scrutiny, examination, survey, search. 2 a quick scan through the ‘For Sale ’ pages: glance, look, flick, browse, skim. 3 a brain scan: examination, screening; ultrasound (scan ).
scandal
scandal noun 1 he was forced out of office because of a sex scandal: outrageous wrongdoing, outrageous behaviour, immoral behaviour, unethical behaviour, discreditable behaviour, shocking incident /series of events, impropriety, misconduct, wrongdoing; offence, transgression, crime, sin; skeleton in the closet; informal business, affair, -gate. 2 unmarried motherhood at that time was fraught with scandal: shame, dishonour, disgrace, disrepute, discredit, infamy, ignominy, embarrassment; odium, opprobrium, censure, obloquy; stigma. 3 it's a scandal that the disease is not yet being adequately treated: disgrace, outrage, injustice; shame, pity, crying shame; affront, insult, reproach. 4 you know what scandals were spread about me: malicious gossip, malicious rumour (s ), slander, libel, scandalmongering, calumny, defamation, aspersions, muckraking, smear campaign; informal dirt.
scandalize
scandalize verb Henry is said to have been scandalized by William's conduct: shock, appal, outrage, horrify, disgust, revolt, repel, sicken, nauseate; offend, give offence to, affront, insult, cause raised eyebrows. ANTONYMS impress.
scandalmonger
scandalmonger noun gossip, muckraker, tattler; rare quidnunc, calumniator.
scandalous
scandalous adjective 1 it is scandalous that elderly patients should be treated in that way: disgraceful, shocking, outrageous, monstrous, criminal, wicked, sinful, shameful, atrocious, appalling, terrible, dreadful, disgusting, abhorrent, despicable, deplorable, reprehensible, obscene, iniquitous, inexcusable, intolerable, insupportable, unforgivable, unpardonable; rare egregious. ANTONYMS acceptable, praiseworthy. 2 a series of scandalous liaisons: discreditable, disreputable, dishonourable, improper, unseemly, sordid. ANTONYMS seemly, proper. 3 she loved to spread scandalous rumours: scurrilous, malicious, slanderous, libellous, defamatory; rare calumnious, calumniatory, aspersive.
scant
scant adjective he paid scant attention to these wider issues | there is only scant evidence to support this hypothesis: little, little or no, minimal, hardly any, limited, negligible, barely sufficient, meagre; insufficient, too little, not enough, inadequate, deficient; rare exiguous. ANTONYMS abundant, ample, sufficient.
scanty
scanty adjective 1 they paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families | details of his life are scanty: meagre, scant, minimal, limited, modest, restricted, sparse; tiny, small, paltry, negligible, insufficient, inadequate, deficient, sketchy, too small /little /few, not enough, poor; thin, thinning; scarce, in short supply, thin on the ground, few and far between; informal measly, piddling, mingy, pathetic; rare exiguous. ANTONYMS abundant, ample, plentiful. 2 her ridiculously scanty nightdress threatened to fall off altogether: skimpy, revealing, short, brief; low, low-cut; indecent. ANTONYMS modest. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD scanty, sparse, meagre See meagre . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
Duden Dictionary
Scan
Scan Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum Fachsprache , der oder das |skɛn |der oder das Scan; Genitiv: des Scans, Plural: die Scans englisch scan = das Absuchen, zu: to scan, scannen Scanning
Scandium
Scan di um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sc a ndium |nach Scandia = neulateinischer Name für Skandinavien; das Element wurde von dem schwedischen Chemiker L. F. Nilson (1840 –1899 ) entdeckt silberweißes Leichtmetall chemisches Element Sc
scannen
scan nen schwaches Verb Fachsprache |ˈskɛnən |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « englisch to scan = abtasten, rastern; skandieren < lateinisch scandere, skandieren mit einem Scanner abtasten Dokumente scannen | die Kassiererin hat den Artikel gescannt
Scanner
Scan ner Substantiv, maskulin Fachsprache , der |ˈskɛnɐ |der Scanner; Genitiv: des Scanners, Plural: die Scanner englisch scanner, zu: to scan, scannen Gerät, das ein zu untersuchendes Objekt (z. B. den menschlichen Körper oder eine Kopiervorlage ) mit einem Licht- oder Elektronenstrahl punkt- bzw. zeilenweise abtastet [und die erhaltenen Messwerte weiterverarbeitet ]; Bildabtaster ein Scanner mit hoher Auflösung | Fotos mit dem Scanner einlesen
Scannerkasse
Scan ner kas se Substantiv, feminin , die mit einem Scanner zum Einlesen 2 von Preisen und anderen Daten ausgestattete elektronische Kasse 2a
Scanning
Scan ning Substantiv, Neutrum Fachsprache , das |ˈskɛnɪŋ |das Scanning; Genitiv: des Scanning [s ], Plural: die Scannings englisch scanning, zu: to scan, scannen Untersuchung, Abtasten mithilfe eines Scanners
French Dictionary
scandale
scandale n. m. nom masculin 1 Fait révoltant. : Ces enfants enchaînés qui travaillent, c ’est un scandale! 2 Affaire malhonnête. : Un scandale politique.
scandaleusement
scandaleusement adv. adverbe De façon scandaleuse. : Des employeurs payent scandaleusement peu pour des tâches requérant des compétences très pointues.
scandaleux
scandaleux , euse adj. adjectif Qui cause du scandale, qui choque. : Une injustice scandaleuse. SYNONYME choquant ; honteux .
scandaliser
scandaliser v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Susciter l ’indignation, choquer. : Ces pratiques malhonnêtes les ont scandalisés. SYNONYME indigner ; offusquer . verbe pronominal S ’offenser, se choquer. : Elles se sont scandalisées de cette injustice. SYNONYME indigner ; offusquer . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ils se sont scandalisés de nos prises de position. aimer
scander
scander v. tr. verbe transitif Marquer la mesure, ponctuer. : Les manifestants scandaient leur mot d ’ordre: « Finies les folies! » aimer
scandinave
scandinave adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin De Scandinavie. : Les langues scandinaves. Un Scandinave, une Scandinave. Note Typographique L ’adjectif s ’écrit avec une minuscule; le nom, avec une majuscule.
scanner
scanner n. m. nom masculin Scanographe. SYNONYME tomodensitomètre . FORME FAUTIVE scanner. Anglicisme au sens de numériseur. Prononciation Le nom se prononce à la française, [skanɛr ]; le mot rime avec air
scanning
scanning FORMES FAUTIVES Anglicisme pour balayage (d ’une zone de mémoire ). Anglicisme pour numérisation. : La numérisation (et non le *scanning ) d ’images et de photographies anciennes.
scanographe
scanographe n. m. nom masculin médecine Appareil de radiodiagnostic qui peut reconstituer des images de l ’organisme en coupes fines. SYNONYME scanner ; tomodensitomètre .
scanographie
scanographie n. f. nom féminin 1 Partie de la radiologie qui utilise un scanner ou tomodensitomètre. 2 Image obtenue à l ’aide du scanographe, du tomodensitomètre.
Spanish Dictionary
scanner
scanner nombre masculino Escáner .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés scanner , derivado del verbo to scan ‘escrutar ’, ’explorar ’. Inicialmente fue término propio de la imprenta, después se extendió a la medicina y a otras áreas especialzadas .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
scan
scan /skæn /〖語源は 「韻律を調べる 」〗動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ned /-d /; ～ning 他動詞 1 «…を探して » 〈場所 群集など 〉を注意深く調べる [見つめる ] «for » ▸ scan the street for a taxi タクシーに乗ろうと通りを探す .2 «…を求めて » 〈本 新聞など 〉をざっと読む «for » ▸ scan the article quickly for his speech 彼の談話を探して新聞の記事にさっと目を通す .3 〈機械が 〉 «…を探して » 〈人体や手荷物など 〉を走査する ; スキャンする «for » ▸ scan the human body for cancerous tumors 癌 （がん ）性腫瘍 （しゆよう ）を探して人体を走査する .4 〈レーダーなどが 〉 «…を探して » 〈ある地域 〉を探査 [走査 ]する «for » .5 〈詩 〉を韻脚に分ける, 〈詩 〉を韻律を付けて朗読する .6 «…の中に » 〈文書 画像 〉を取り込む , 読み込む «into , onto » (!しばしば受け身で ) .自動詞 1 «…を探して » 注意深く調べる [見つめる ] «for » .2 【本 新聞などを 】ざっと読む [調べる ] «through » .3 (手荷物などにX線を当て )〈機械が 〉 «…を探して » 走査する «for » .4 (詩が )規則正しい韻律を持つ (!しばしば否定文で ) .名詞 C 1 注意深く調べること , ざっと読むこと .2 〘医 〙(脳や内臓の )精密検査 ; スキャン .3 〘医 〙(胎児の状態を調べるための )超音波検査 ; 超音波写真 .
scandal
scan dal /skǽnd (ə )l /〖語源は 「わな 」〗名詞 1 U スキャンダル , 醜事 , 汚職事件 , 疑獄 (!具体例ではa ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ corruption [drug ] scandals 贈収賄 [薬物 ]事件 ▸ a financial [political, fund-raising ] scandal involving the former president 前大統領を巻き込んだ経済的 [政治的, 資金調達にからむ ]醜事 ▸ Another scandal has broken .また別の疑獄事件が発覚した .2 U (世間がスキャンダルに対して抱く )反感, 物議 (!具体例ではa ～) ▸ cause a scandal 世間を騒がせる .3 U 中傷, 悪意のあるうわさ ▸ talk scandal about the mayor 市長を中傷する .4 C ｟話 ｠〖単数形で 〗(腹立たしくて容認できない )ひどい事 , 恥 , 不名誉 ▸ It's a big [real ] scandal that he should be treated in this way .彼がこういう扱いを受けるとはとんでもないことだ .
scandalize
scan dal ize /skǽnd (ə )làɪz /動詞 他動詞 〈人 不道徳な事が 〉〈人 〉を憤慨 [動揺 ]させる, あきれさせる, …にショックを与える (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ People were scandalized at [to hear about ] the robbery .世の人々はその強盗事件に [を聞いて ]あきれかえった .sc á n dal ì z er 名詞
scandalmonger
sc á ndal m ò nger 名詞 C 悪口屋 .
scandalous
scan dal ous /skǽnd (ə )ləs /形容詞 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗不道徳な, 不愉快な, あきれた 〈行動 活動 〉(shocking ).2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗人を中傷する, 陰口の 〈話題 発言 〉.3 〈事が 〉 (腹立たしくて )容認しがたい, ひどい, 恥ずかしい .～ly 副詞 恥ずべきほどに ; ひどく .
Scandinavia
Scan di na vi a /skæ̀ndɪnéɪviə /名詞 1 スカンジナビア 〘Norway, Sweden, Denmark (時にIceland, Finlandを含む )の総称 〙.2 スカンジナビア半島 .
Scandinavian
Scan di na vi an /skæ̀ndɪnéɪviən /形容詞 1 スカンジナビア [北欧 ]の .2 スカンジナビア人 [語 ]の .名詞 1 C スカンジナビア人 .2 U スカンジナビア語 .～̀ Pen í nsula 〖the ～〗スカンジナビア半島 .
scanner
sc á n ner 名詞 C 1 走査機, スキャナー 〘X線 音波などにより人体 荷物などの内部を画像化する 〙.2 〘コンピュ 〙スキャナー 〘コンピュータに画像 テキストなどを読み取る 〙.3 走査 [スキャン ]する人 .
scanning
sc á n ning 名詞 U (X線などによる人体 荷物などの )走査, スキャニング ▸ brain scanning 脳の走査 .
scansion
scan sion /skǽnʃ (ə )n /名詞 U (詩の )韻律分析 .
scant
scant /skænt /形容詞 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗不十分な, 乏しい 〈注意 敬意 考慮など 〉; 〖be ～〗 «…が » 足りない «of » ▸ pay scant attention to pedestrians 通行人にわずかの注意しか払わない .2 〖しばしば a ～ A 〗A 〈数値 〉足らず [弱 ]; わずかA ▸ a scant five hours たった5時間足らず .動詞 他動詞 …を減らす ; 出し惜しむ ; 軽く扱う .
scanties
scan ties /skǽntiz /名詞 ｟話 ｠〖複数扱い 〗スキャンティ 〘短いpanties 〙.
scantling
scant ling /skǽntlɪŋ /名詞 C 小角材 ; U 小角材類 .
scanty
scant y /skǽnti /形容詞 1 〈衣服が 〉露出度の高い, 短い, 小さい (flimsy ).2 〈物が 〉 (量的に )不十分な, 不足した, 乏しい .sc á nt i ly 副詞 不十分に, 乏しく ; わずかに, 少しだけ .sc á n ti ness 名詞 U 不足, 乏しさ .
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