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smattering

英 [ˈsmætərɪŋ]

美 [ˈsmætərɪŋ]

n.  (尤指对语言)略知,浅知

复数:smatterings 

GRE

BNC.21618 / COCA.17275

牛津词典

    noun

    • (尤指对语言)略知,浅知
      a small amount of sth, especially knowledge of a language
      1. He only has a smattering of French.
        他只懂一点法语。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-SING 一点点;少许
      A smattering ofsomething is a very small amount of it.
      1. I had acquired a smattering of Greek.
        我学会了一丁点希腊语。

    英英释义

    noun

    • a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
      1. a small number or amount
        1. only a handful of responses were received
        Synonym:handful

      双语例句

      • I've only got a smattering of experience with computers.
        关于计算机我只略微有点经验。
      • Salespeople, security guards and the small smattering of residents say almost all of the accommodation is empty.
        销售人员、保安和极少数住在这里的居民说,几乎所有房屋都没有人住。
      • He has a smattering of French.
        他的法文是半瓶醋。
      • About a year passed, and all he had given us a few incantations to make heaven and earth clash, and smattering of various formulas and useful practices.
        大约过了一年,老师教给我们的只是几句天地碰撞的咒语,几条不同的法则和有用的巫术。
      • I know a smattering of portuguese.
        我略微懂点葡萄牙语。
      • She speaks fluent French and has a basic smattering of German.
        她的法语说得很流利,德语也略知一二。
      • A smattering of Mexican restaurants across the country serve roasted grasshoppers in tacos or with guacamole.
        美国各地有少数墨西哥餐厅供应烤蚂蚱玉米卷和鳄梨酱配烤蚂蚱。
      • Must not choose the course of one table, after be satisfied with a smattering of a subject, earnest ground says to me: Waste is disgraceful behavior.
        不许点了一桌子的菜,浅尝辄止后,严厉地对我说:浪费是可耻的行为。
      • It has Taiwan, of course, but the collage also includes a smattering of small shapes that drift off into what is presumably the South China Sea.
        当然,地图里包括了台湾,但还有零星几张照片漂移到了应该是南中国海的地方。
      • What growers should be promoting are perennials that are tried and true with a smattering of some of these new, sexy things.
        种植者应该推广的是已经过实践检验的品种和少数新品靓品。