a dusting of sth
常与 snow、flour、powder 等搭配，表示薄薄的一层覆盖物。
A thin dusting of snow covered the garden.
花园上覆盖着一层薄薄的雪。
掸灰；除尘
薄薄的一层；薄层；薄雪；小雪；沙浴；尘浴；小雪。；轻薄的覆盖层。
The household chore of removing dust from furniture and surfaces.
小雪。
A light snowfall.
轻薄的覆盖层。
A light covering of something.
作为家务活的除尘行为。
The act of removing dust from the furniture, as a household chore.
鸟类通过羽毛抖落细土的维护或舒适行为；沙浴。
A maintenance or comfort behaviour in which a bird flushes fine dirt through the feathers; dustbathing.
She always does the dusting before guests arrive.
她总是在客人到达之前除尘。
用法提示：这里 dusting 是名词，表示除尘的动作。
A light dusting of sugar on the cake makes it look prettier.
蛋糕上撒一层薄薄的糖粉让它看起来更漂亮。
用法提示：这里 dusting 是名词，表示薄薄的一层。
The dusting of pollen on the flowers was visible in the morning light.
在晨光中可以看到花朵上薄薄的一层花粉。
用法提示：这里 dusting 是名词，表示薄层或撒粉。
常与 snow、flour、powder 等搭配，表示薄薄的一层覆盖物。
A thin dusting of snow covered the garden.
花园上覆盖着一层薄薄的雪。
表示做一次除尘，多用于日常口语。
She gave the shelves a quick dusting before the guests arrived.
客人到来之前，她快速掸了掸架子上的灰尘。
指家务中的除尘工作，常与 do 连用。
I do the dusting every Saturday morning.
我每周六早上除尘。
常用 light、thin、fine 等形容词修饰，强调量很少。
There was only a light dusting on the car this morning.
今天早上车上只落了一层薄薄的雪。
grammar · medium
易错句子I make the dusting every Saturday morning.
正确表达I do the dusting every Saturday morning.
表示“做除尘这项家务”时，英语固定搭配是 do the dusting，动词用 do 而不用 make；不能把汉语的“做”直译成 make。
grammar · medium
易错句子She did dusting all afternoon.
正确表达She did the dusting all afternoon.
这里特指某项家务活动，dusting 前需要限定词 the（或 some）；汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子A thin dusting snow covered the car.
正确表达A thin dusting of snow covered the car.
a dusting 表示“薄薄一层”时是可数名词，要用 a dusting of + 名词的结构；不能像汉语“薄薄一层雪”那样把两个名词直接并置。
flurry 侧重短暂、一阵阵的降雪；dusting 侧重薄薄覆盖在地面或物体上的一层雪。说“下了一阵雪”多用 flurry，说“积了薄薄一层”多用 dusting。
sprinkling 指零星撒落的少量颗粒、糖粒或雨点，动作感强；dusting 指均匀薄薄覆盖的一层，多用于雪或粉末，覆盖感更强。
coating 指较完整、较厚的一层覆盖物，常是刻意涂上的；dusting 指极薄的一层，常含“轻轻撒上、薄薄落上”的意味。
n./v. (dust)
adj. (dust + -y)
n. (dust + -er)
n. (dust + pan)
n. (dust + bin)
n. (dust + jacket)
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