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smattering n.一知半解；一点点动词smatter的现在分词形式. (1) 他对物理一知半解。(2) 他只懂一点法语。 A smattering is a small amount of something, but it's hard to say how much. It's probably less than a bunch, but it's not much more than a whit or a jot. If you said "There's a smattering of squirrels in the park," then there are only a few squirrels. This word also implies that you don't understand a subject very well — a smattering of knowledge is only a tiny bit of knowledge.

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英 ['smætərɪŋ] 美 ['smætərɪŋ] (1) He has a smattering of knowledge about physics.(2) He only has a smattering of French. A smattering is a small but inexact amount of something. If you know a smattering of things about Australia, then you don't know much. 1[N-SING 单数名词]一点点；少许 A smattering of something is a very small amount of it.   [usu a N of n]I had acquired a smattering of Greek.我学会了一丁点希腊语。

英语单词	smattering
英美音标	英 ['smætərɪŋ] 美 ['smætərɪŋ]
中文释义	n.一知半解；一点点动词smatter的现在分词形式.
英语例句	(1) He has a smattering of knowledge about physics. (2) He only has a smattering of French.
中文例句	(1) 他对物理一知半解。 (2) 他只懂一点法语。
vocabulary简明	A smattering is a small but inexact amount of something. If you know a smattering of things about Australia, then you don't know much.
vocabulary扩展	A smattering is a small amount of something, but it's hard to say how much. It's probably less than a bunch, but it's not much more than a whit or a jot. If you said "There's a smattering of squirrels in the park," then there are only a few squirrels. This word also implies that you don't understand a subject very well — a smattering of knowledge is only a tiny bit of knowledge.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-SING 单数名词]一点点；少许 A smattering of something is a very small amount of it. [usu a N of n] I had acquired a smattering of Greek. 我学会了一丁点希腊语。

Smattering Small Amount Knowledge 英 Smætərɪŋ] 美 Smætərɪŋ N.一知半解；一点点