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
a small number or amount
1. only a handful of responses were received
Synonym:handful

双语例句

Jane spoke english, spanish, and a smattering of greek.
简会说英语、西班牙语和一点点希腊语。
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。
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。
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。
A glance at the ranking shows there is a smattering of business schools in London and New York. Each city is home to a top-10 school and has at least one other in the top 100.
从榜单上可以看出，伦敦和纽约分布着一些商学院。这两个城市都至少有两所商学院荣登百强榜，也都各有一所商学院排在前十名之列。
Entities no longer have one Web site but a smattering of personalities& one for each kind of device.
各家企业不再拥有网站，而拥有了一定的个性化&为每种产品赋予一种个性。
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。
I only have a smattering of English.
对英语我只懂一点皮毛。
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。
My father grew up in a largely German neighborhood and acquired a smattering of the language, with which he would playfully regale me in my youth.
我父亲在一个德国人为主的社区里长大，略懂德语，在我年轻的时候曾用德语逗我玩。