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单词 smidgen
释义
smidgen
noun[S]
informal(alsosmidgin);(smidgeon)
uk
/ˈsmɪdʒ.ɪn/us
/ˈsmɪdʒ.ɪn/
a verysmallamount:
少量，丁点儿
Could I haveasmidgen morewine?我能再来一点儿酒吗？
It was fiveyearssince I'd lastseenhim, but he hadn'tchangeda smidgen.我有5年没见他了，但他一点儿都没变。
Synonyms
hint(SMALL AMOUNT)
iota(small amount)
ascintillaofsomethingformal
shred(SMALL AMOUNT)
smidge
soupçonmainlyhumorous
spot(CIRCLE)mainlyUK
touch(SMALL AMOUNT)
not awhitformal
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Words meaning small pieces and amounts
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  • paring
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  • pinch
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  • skinny
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(Definition ofsmidgenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

smidgen| American Dictionary

smidgen
noun[U]
infml
us
/ˈsmɪdʒ·ən/
a verysmallamount:
I have a smidgen ofhopethat things willturnout allright.
(Definition ofsmidgenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsmidgen

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Ideas without asmidgenof belief are at one end; ideas that everyone believes completely are at the other end.
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Interpretation and debate, much passion and asmidgenof pride, seem set to condition the intellectual way ahead for years to come.
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I want to bring two smidgens of philosophy to what otherwise might seem a rather parochial fixation on my constituency.
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A mere £10 billion was mentioned; asmidgenwe were told.
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I asked him to show just asmidgenof common sense, but he refused.
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I find it incredibly difficult even to give asmidgenof helpful advice.
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Anyone with asmidgenof realisation about the political implications of the report would be staggered by its lack of intelligent observation and analysis.
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My amendment would go some way towards introducing asmidgenof accountability into the way that the security services process data.
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If that is the sum total of the problem, the figure of £70 million might be asmidgenon the high side.
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In order to avoid anysmidgenof such cynicism, would it not be better to be much open about selection?
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If my noble friend will allow me, when have educationists ever shown asmidgenof mercy to any of us?
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My constituents, all those associated with him and all miners, whether they belong to his union or the other union, want to give him more than asmidgenof appreciation.
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Not one had asmidgenof enthusiasm for fines, and they were worried about the amount that they might have to pay in fines in the next 12 months.
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While the top left includes a pinch of salt, a dash of pickle and a thimbleful of salad, or asmidgenof chutney.
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In the early 2000s some companies began selling measuring spoons that defined a dash as teaspoon, a pinch as teaspoon, and asmidgenas teaspoon.
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