| 释义 |
tidge, n. colloq.|tɪdʒ|
[Of uncertain origin; cf. tad n. and smidge n.]
A very small portion or amount, a bit. Freq. advb. in a tidge.
1959P. Bull I know Face i. 12 Between us, we used to pep up the columns quite a tidge. 1965Listener 17 June 911/3 Dr Who..still takes us to the worst of all possible worlds, with those Daleks like armour-plated dowagers—‘a tidge ominous’ Mr Peter Bull might say. 1986Highlife July 28/1 At the same time, Garrard are determined not to lose a tidge of that old world grace and charm. 1990Times 13 Mar. 22/2 Clear outlines but a tidge soft at the centre. |