smattering
英 [ˈsmætərɪŋ]
美 [ˈsmætərɪŋ]
n. (尤指对语言)略知，浅知
复数：smatterings
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- He only has a smattering of French.
他只懂一点法语。
- He only has a smattering of French.
柯林斯词典
- N-SING 一点点;少许
A smattering ofsomething is a very small amount of it.- I had acquired a smattering of Greek.
我学会了一丁点希腊语。
- I had acquired a smattering of Greek.
英英释义
noun
- a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
- a small number or amount
- only a handful of responses were received
双语例句
- He has a smattering of French.
他的法文是半瓶醋。 - As usual, a smattering of documentary projects also was featured, and this year's IFFCON panel line-up also included good non-fiction representation.
像往常一样，一个项目的纪录片也是一知半解特色，今年的IFFCON面板生产线项目还包括良好的非小说类的代表性。 - 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。 - He expects a smattering of foreigners and Britons to attend.
他预计少数外国人和英国人可能会加入。 - 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。 - We need a smattering of visionaries to advance industry, even if so many of their inventions and plots turn to dust.
我们需要有一些有远见的人，才能推动产业进步，尽管他们的许多发明和策划最终归于尘土。 - 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。 - 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。 - I only have a smattering of English.
对英语我只懂一点皮毛。 - But the tall, beige buildings seem to be creating deep Beige canyons, and even with the balconies, courtyards and a smattering of shops and planting, it is difficult to see this as an integrated and buzzing city quarter.
但这些高高的米色建筑却似造出了米黄色的深峡谷，即便建有阳台、庭院以及零星商店与植被，仍然很难把它视为功能齐全的繁华都市区。