略知皮毛;粗通;浅尝辄止
smatters — third person singular of smatter
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
To study or know a subject only on the surface; to dabble in it.
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。
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.
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.
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.
一般现在时
He smatters a few words of French.
他略懂几句法语。
past
She smattered Spanish during her trip to Madrid.
她在马德里旅行期间对西班牙语略知一二。
present progressive
They are smattering Japanese before the business meeting.
他们正在商业会议前略学日语。
规则动词,表示一知半解。
She smatters a little Japanese, so she can only greet people and ask simple questions.
她只粗通一点日语,所以只能和人打招呼、问简单的问题。
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.
他大学时粗略学过一点德语,但现在只记得几个词。
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.
我能说几句皮毛阿拉伯语,但没法进行真正的对话。
用法提示:can 后接动词原形 smatter,表示能略通某种语言。
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