smattering

['smætəriŋ]

n.一知半解, 一点点
动词smatter的现在分词形式

n.

1. 一知半解的知识

2. 零碎杂凑而成的东西

3. 少数几个人

smattering

smattering['smætəriŋ]n.1.■肤浅，一知半解2.■些许，一点儿；寥寥几个adj.1.■肤浅的；些许的；点滴的

1. a slight superficial knowledge of a language or subject
   （对某种语言或学科的）肤浅知识，略知，浅知
   Edward had only a smattering of Welsh.
   爱德华对威尔士语只略知一二。
   ■a small amount of something
   少数，些许
   a smattering of snow.
   零星小雪。
   

1. mid 16th cent.: from smatter 'talk ignorantly, prate' (surviving in Scots), of unknown origin
   

smattering

名词 smattering:

a small number or amount

同义词：handful

a slight or superficial understanding of a subject

动词 smatter:

work with in an amateurish manner

同义词：dabble, smatter, play around

to talk foolishly

同义词：babble, blather, smatter, blether, blither

speak with spotty or superficial knowledge

同义词：smatter

smattering

■"a smattering of everything, and a knowledge of nothing" (Charles Dickens)

“对所有的事都略知一二，而真正的知识却一点也没有”(查尔斯·狄更斯)

■A typical lamb shish kebab gives you about 232 calories and 6g of fat (even less if you have a chicken version) and a useful smattering of minerals, including iron.

一个典型的羊肉串给你大约232卡路里，6克脂肪（如果你有一个鸡版，甚至更少）和有用的零星的矿物质，包括铁。

■a smattering of raindrops.

一点点降雨

■Have a smattering of knowledge, blind imitation is the lower view of history and international outlook.

一知半解、盲目的模仿是低级的历史观和国际观。

■Here is a random smattering of events that have taken place in the past week in countries that demanded this change.

上周，要求联合国改弦易辙的那些国家的境内，随机的零星事件已经发生。

■Different types of consumers do not understand the same material, but mostly for materials name, the performance generally have a smattering of knowledge.

不同类型的消费者对材料的了解不甚相同，但是他们多数对于材料名称、性能普遍都一知半解。

■If you know a smattering of Italian, the lyrics are poetic, sometimes humourous."Like a tomcat in love, like an ice cream at the equator.

专辑介绍： Great music - you catch yourself tapping your feet and humming the tunes, even if you don't have a clue about the words.

■The most ridiculous person in the world is the "know-all" who picks up a smattering of hearsay knowledge and prodaims himself "the world's Number One authority"; this merely shows that he has not taken a proper measure of himself.

世上最可笑的是那些“知识里手”，有了道听途说的一知半解，便自封为“天下第一”，适足见其不自量而已。

■And why, my lady wisdom? Hold your tongue, good prudence; smatter with your gossips, go.

为什么不该！我的聪明的太太？谁要你多嘴，我的好大娘？你去跟你那些婆婆妈妈们谈天去吗，去！

■He only has a smattering of French.

他只懂一点法语。

■He has a smattering of knowledge about physics.

他对物理一知半解。

■Is he smatter than you?

他是不是比你聪明?

■He has a smattering of French.

他的法文是半瓶醋。

■His intention was to create a very Chinese album with a smattering of traditional sounds that has international market appeal.

他试着加入少量让国际市场感兴趣的传统声音，力图创造一张非常中国化的专辑。

■But Mr Reid will still have trouble mustering the necessary votes to support a “public option”, with Republicans and a smattering of Democrats remaining adamantly opposed.

但是在共和党和一小部分民主党仍然顽固反对的情况下，雷德得到足够的支持政府健康计划选择的选票有一定的困难。

■But now some leading academic medical centers are restricting the use of samples, and a smattering of physician practices are shutting down the sample cabinet.

但是现在一些大的学院医疗中正在限制样品药物的使用，而只有一小撮从业机构关闭了样品药柜。

■Rather, the purpose of this list is to offer a smattering of some of the most interesting, influential business models and the major companies that implemented them successfully.

但是，这个榜单的目的在于给读者列举一些易懂的最有趣、最具影响力的商业模式和因为成功贯彻这种商业模式而取得成功的主要公司。

■The Chinese families nearest mine were a Cantonese and a Hainanese family. As I spoke only a smattering of Teochew, I did not mix much with them.

住得最靠近的华人家庭，有一家是广东人，一家是海南人，由于我只会讲几句潮州话，因此跟这些华族邻居没有什么来往。

■With only a smattering of knowledge,

你呀,就别一知半解

■I've only got a smattering of experience with computers.

关于计算机我只略微有点经验。

■In contrast, a conceited person, while having only a smattering of knowledge, shows it off and dissatisfied with what he has achieved.

反之，一个自负的人则炫耀自己的一知半解，不再进取。

■Through both brief introductions and close-up readings, the students are expected to acquire a smattering knowledge of American literature.

另外，该课程要求学生积极调研，查找相关的作家和作品的参考资料，以便参预课程讨论。

■There's only a smattering of people who oppose the proposal.

只有少数人反对这一建议。

■David has only a smattering of astronomy.

大卫对天文学只是一知半解。

■Most civil servants, custom officials, police, hotel staff and men in the street do not speak English or at best a smattering of English.

大部分居民,官员,警察,酒店职工和大街上的人都不会说英语或者对英语只知一些皮毛.

■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。

■It also benefits from the now familiar smattering of upgrades to the suspension, brakes, transmission and exhaust that we've come to expect from every SEMA car.

它的动力同时也受益于现在非常流行的一些升级改装项目，比如悬挂、刹车、变速器、排气。这些升级我们期待在SEMA展上的每辆车上看到。

■customers tend to have a smattering of knowledge of how to select decoration materials, the quality of materials, use and buy Zhicijiegao little understanding of the material;

客户往往对如何挑选装饰材料一知半解，对材料的质地、用途了解甚少而买到质次价高的材料；

■522. It is dangerous that you have a smattering of superficial knowledge on a subject.

对于任何问题一知半解的知识都是危险的。

■For the foreign language readers, there are approximately three bays of shelving holding English books, with a very small smattering of other European languages.

对于外文阅读者，大概有三个书架是英文书，还有一小部分是其它欧洲语言书籍。

■a smattering of everything,and a knowledge of nothing(bCharles Dickens)

对所有的事都略知一二，而真正的知识却一点也没有(b查尔斯·狄更斯)

■a smattering of everything,and a knowledge of nothing(Charles Dickens)

对所有的事都略知一二，而真正的知识却一点也没有(查尔斯·狄更斯)

■People with a smattering of physics may bring up "quantum mechanical vacuum fluctuations".

对物理学一知半解的人们可能会提出“量子力学真空涨落”。

■The room was strewn with various possessions and a good smattering of rubbish.

屋里散乱着各种各样的东西，还有一些垃圾。

■A time-lapse photo reveals a smattering of stars dotting the sky above Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.

意译：主标题：在峡谷跟踪星的轨迹，亚利桑那州，2007年。

■a smattering of French

懂一点法文

■have a smattering of French, German, etc

懂一点法语﹑ 德语等.

■Have a smattering of French,German,etc

懂一点法语、德语等.

■We do not have any reason to be conservative and complacent, to stop after getting a smattering, also does not have any reason fraught with uncertainty, the waiting to wait and see.

我们没有任何理由固步自封、浅尝辄止，也没有任何理由畏首畏尾、等待观望。

■Here's our store in China, Germany." Smattering of claps."Just look at the crowds of people lining up.

我们的苹果店在世界上很好的发展着。

■and I spoke to them in as many languages as I had the least smattering of ,which were High and Low Dutch, Latin, French, Spanish, Italian, and Lingua Franca, but all to no purpose.

我就用种种稍稍能讲一点的语言跟他们谈话，其中包括高地荷兰语和低地荷兰语，拉丁语、法语，西班牙语，意大利语和利凡特等地通告的意、法、西、希腊混合语，但是毫无用处。

■to smatter a vase

打碎一只花瓶

■Investors appeared to take heart from a smattering of news from banks and the government.

投资者似乎从来自政府和银行的只言片语中获取了信心。

■And it's human natural too that parents want their children to be healthier and smatter then other people's.

拥有后代是人类的本性，让自己的孩子比别人的孩子更健康更聪明也是人类的本性。

■A smattering of English language postings are all pretty on message, as is this useful exposition of the patriotic overseas Chinese view of the western media.

极少数英文帖子都是浮华的消息，例如西方媒体对热爱祖国的中国华人的报道。

■Where there may be a smattering of snow, and then reprieve seems to be near and things get a little warner for a few months.

校园里最常见的就是樱花茶花和杜鹃，那一片樱花现在还是光秃秃的，可是茶花和杜鹃却好象是没分清时节似的开得很精神。

■Everybody is Everybody's happy, healthy and more smatter a little bit smarter, so that things go onwell.

每个人都开心、健康和更聪明，这样才能一切顺利。”

■to smatter some scientific field

涉猎某个科学领域

■crumbs of knowledge; smatter(ing)

点滴知识

■Such a smattering of artificial additions, however, represents but a drop in the ocean.

然而，人为地补充这么一点点，只能是杯水车薪。