英:[ˈsmætərɪŋ]
美:[ˈsmætərɪŋ]
英:[ˈsmætərɪŋ]
美:[ˈsmætərɪŋ]
smat·ter·ing
smae t rIng
词根:smatter
n.smatter 一知半解
vi.smatter 略知,浅知;东拉西扯地泛论;略会说
Noun
1. a small number or amount;
"only a handful of responses were received"
2. a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
"略知一二,浅薄的知识",1530年代,来自 smatter(v.)的动名词。 Smatter(n.)"略知一二,浅薄的知识"源于1660年代。相关词汇: Smatteringly。
The first known use of smattering was in 1538
smatteringnoun
a small amount of knowledge
a smattering of French
a small scattered number
1 There is a smattering of color amongst the sea of traditional black.
2 The software begins with the user's position on the iPhone's map and indicates a smattering of nearby establishments.
Whrrl首先在iPhone地图上标出用户所在的方位,然后提示一些附近的建筑或地点。
3 So I say, ‘Yes, what are you looking for?’ and then we’re off,” in English, German, Spanish or Mr. Oleshansky’s smattering of Hebrew.
4 ANY self-respecting arts-lover living in America or Europe is familiar with a smattering of writers, painters and sculptors from outside the West.
5 Our closest neighbours, Mr and Mrs Benton, and most of the other smatterings of people who'd decided to stay, waved us out of the village on our long walk into town.
6 Coming to it fresh, it's a neat story about aforementioned missing cat and time travel, with a smattering of quantum physics and the fundamental connectedness of things.
7 By the time I saw it, it had been painted black with a smattering of white on the top.
8 The language was generally Shona, but smatterings of other tongues cropped up when people became excited.
9 I was greeted by a smattering of applause from my bunkmates.
10 Each year, a smattering of prominent chamber music groups, orchestras and dance companies descend on this small city west of the Basque country in northern Spain.
11 The male student, reedy and tall with a healthy smattering of acne across both cheeks, looked up and smiled.
12 This sometimes arcane but highly effective assemblage of rare furnishings, artifacts and a smattering of art and printed matter is a kind of exploration of taste as biography, through exhibition.
13 On cue, a smattering of city employees in the crowd cheered and applauded.
14 Below, I see a smattering of ghost-shrimp Collective mill around the empty room.
15 Some messages were in German, others were in Spanish, and a smattering of them were in other languages.
16 It lives up to its “silent city” nickname as we wander its tunnellike streets among a smattering of other tourists.
17 The result is a psychedelic smattering of what looks to be tiny peacock feathers; but at a distance, surprising patterns emerge.
18 Most of them are in shades of blue, with a smattering of bright orange scraps and a few small white pieces in seemingly random places.
19 Louie, who knew only a smattering of English until he was in grade school, couldn’t hide his pedigree.
20 The kids all rushed in, mostly girls and a smattering of Magic: The Gathering boys.
2 一知半解的
3 少量
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7 肤浅的知识
8 略知