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smatter

/smat-er/US // ˈsmæt ər //UK // (ˈsmætə) //

碎片,砸碎,捣乱,砸

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to speak with superficial knowledge or understanding.
    • : to dabble in.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a slight or superficial knowledge; smattering: She gets by with only a smatter of musical knowledge.
    • : a small amount or number; smattering: a smatter of applause; smatters of nervous laughter.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inshatter
Forms: smattered, smattering, smatters

Examples

  • These would repeat the same foreign words or phrases; "to smatter French" being "meritorious."

  • Her only education was the continual smatter which comes from many cities superficially glided.

  • Mrs. Smatter had raised her suspicions about the adulteration of all the food on the table.

  • And again, not only is Polynesian easy to smatter, but interpreters abound.

  • It blew and stormed and stormed, and the thin, nasal voice of "Rev. Smatter" was utterly lost in the wind.