Dictionary entry
smidge
noun
一点点；微量；一丁点儿
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- 1.
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
In use
Add a smidge of salt to the sauce.
Could you turn the volume up a smidge?
The table is a smidge too tall for me.
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？
just a smidge
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。
Common mistakes
I need smidge sugar.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。
It's smidge too salty.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。
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Learner notes
Grammar Note
informal
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