a smidge of something
smidge 常与 of 连用,表示少量某物。
Could you add a smidge of salt to the soup?
你能在汤里加一点点盐吗?
一点点;微量;一丁点儿
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
Add a smidge of salt to the sauce.
往酱汁里加一丁点儿盐。
用法提示:smidge 作名词,a smidge of 表示“一点点”。
Could you turn the volume up a smidge?
你能把音量调大一丁点儿吗?
用法提示:smidge 在此作名词,表示“微小的量”。
The table is a smidge too tall for me.
这张桌子对我来说高了一丁点儿。
用法提示:smidge 作名词,构成“a smidge too...”,表示程度略超一点。
smidge 常与 of 连用,表示少量某物。
Could you add a smidge of salt to the soup?
你能在汤里加一点点盐吗?
单独使用时,常表示程度上的轻微差别。
This paint is just a smidge too dark.
这种颜料只是稍微深了一点点。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need smidge sugar.
正确表达I need a smidge of sugar.
中文里'一点点'可以直接修饰名词,但英语中'smidge'是可数名词,需要不定冠词'a',且后面通常接'of'再接名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子It's smidge too salty.
正确表达It's a smidge too salty.
英语中'smidge'不能单独作副词修饰形容词,必须使用'a smidge'这个短语,因为'smidge'是名词,而中文'一点点'可直接作副词。
smidgen比smidge更正式,常用在书面或正式场合;smidge更口语化。
拼写相似,但意思完全不同:smudge是污迹,smidge是极少量。
发音相近,但意思不同:midge是一种小昆虫,smidge是数量。
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