Word
smatter
略知皮毛；粗通；浅尝辄止
核心释义
指对某学科、技能等仅作肤浅的了解或尝试，可带宾语也可不带。
To study or know a subject only on the surface; to dabble in it.
- 1.
肤浅地接触或学习(如某个学科)；浅尝辄止。
To approach or study (something, such as a subject) superficially; to dabble in.
- 2.
用肤浅的知识说(某种语言或词语)。
To speak (a language or words) with only a superficial knowledge of it.
- 3.
对某事物有一点肤浅的了解；浅尝辄止。
To have a slight, superficial knowledge of something; to dabble.
只会皮毛地说（某种语言）；肤浅地接触或学习(如某个学科)；浅尝辄止。；用肤浅的知识说(某种语言或词语)。；对某事物有一点肤浅的了解；浅尝辄止。；略知
用法In use
She smatters a little Japanese, so she can only greet people and ask simple questions.
用法提示：smatter 是动词，表示对某种语言只有肤浅的了解；此处用第三人称单数形式。
He smattered some German in college, but now he remembers only a few words.
用法提示：smattered 是过去式，说明过去只是浅尝辄止地学过。
I can smatter a few phrases of Arabic, but I cannot hold a real conversation.
用法提示：can 后接动词原形 smatter，表示能略通某种语言。
smatter sth
及物用法，宾语通常是某种语言，含“只会皮毛”之意。
He smatters French well enough to order dinner, but not to hold a real conversation.
他粗通法语，点菜够用，但还无法进行真正的交谈。
smatter in sth
in 后接学科或领域，强调只停留在表面、不深入。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
词族Word family
- smattering
- 一知半解；肤浅的零星知识（常用于 a smattering of） · noun
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