smattering

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsmatteringsmat‧ter‧ing /ˈsmætərɪŋ/ noun [singular] 1 LITTLE/NOT MUCHa small number or amount of somethingsmattering of a smattering of applause2 → have a smattering of somethingExamples from the Corpussmattering• A tactful environmental lobby, a sympathetic farmer and a smattering of goodwill on both sides may continue to produce encouraging results.• One sees a smattering of them here and there on the otherwise white linen that is set before us.• Yet there are still a smattering of pop ironists trickling sporadically, lip-first into the fray.• There were about twenty of us, all told; mostly McHoans but with a smattering of civilians.• Mike Tomkies responds to the golden eagle with a smattering of science, a touch of religion and quantities of romance.• I heard smatterings of laughter, an occasional light conversational swell, but it sounded like most of the guests had departed.Origin smattering (1500-1600) smatter “to splash, talk with little knowledge” ((15-19 centuries))

单词	smattering
释义	smattering From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsmatteringsmat‧ter‧ing /ˈsmætərɪŋ/ noun [singular] 1 LITTLE/NOT MUCHa small number or amount of somethingsmattering of a smattering of applause2 → have a smattering of somethingExamples from the Corpussmattering• A tactful environmental lobby, a sympathetic farmer and a smattering of goodwill on both sides may continue to produce encouraging results.• One sees a smattering of them here and there on the otherwise white linen that is set before us.• Yet there are still a smattering of pop ironists trickling sporadically, lip-first into the fray.• There were about twenty of us, all told; mostly McHoans but with a smattering of civilians.• Mike Tomkies responds to the golden eagle with a smattering of science, a touch of religion and quantities of romance.• I heard smatterings of laughter, an occasional light conversational swell, but it sounded like most of the guests had departed.Origin smattering (1500-1600) smatter “to splash, talk with little knowledge” ((15-19 centuries))
随便看	is in the wind is in the works is it idea of a joke is it presumptuous (of somebody) to do something is it presumptuous of to do is it presumptuous to do is it somebody’s idea of a joke? is jamming is just fooling is just one of those things is like a religion is like herding cats is like pulling teeth is living on another planet planet is on is living on another what planet is on is loaded against is middle name is more bother than it's worth is more bother than its worth is no easy task is no go is no joke is no ordinary is no spring chicken is not a bed of roses