smidgen

US ['smɪdʒən]
UK ['smɪdʒən]
  • n.少量；一点点
Plural Form：smidgens  

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smidgen
n.
1.
[sing]
(informal)
~ (of sth)
少量；一点点a small piece or amount of sth
‘Sugar?’ ‘Just a smidgen.’
“放糖吗？”“只放一点。”

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Definition:
AllAll,少量少量,一点点一点点
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1.
Eat a little of this and some of that, she tells us, but never this and only a smidgen of that.
她告诉我们，少吃这个，吃点那个，永远不能吃这个，那个只能吃一点点。
tā gào su wǒ men , shǎo chī zhè ge , chī diǎn nà ge , yǒng yuǎn bù néng chī zhè ge , nà ge zhǐ néng chī yì diǎn diǎn 。
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2.
'There's no greater crime' for a businesswoman , Ms. Graham adds, with just a smidgen of hyperbole, 'than to show cleavage.
对于职场女性而言，“没有什么比显露乳沟更十恶不赦了，”格雷厄姆带着一丝夸张口吻说。
duì yú zhí chǎng nǚ xìng ér yán , " méi yǒu shén me bǐ xiǎn lù rǔ gōu gèng shí è bú shè le , " gé léi è mǔ dài zhe yī sī kuā zhāng kǒu wěn shuō 。
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3.
America, with a younger population, can afford to keep it a smidgen lower.
由于美国的人口较年轻，退休年龄可以稍低一点。
yóu yú měi guó de rén kǒu jiào nián qīng , tuì xiū nián líng kě yǐ shāo dī yì diǎn 。
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4.
In Europe the retirement age should be raised to 70 by 2040; America, with a younger population, can afford to keep it a smidgen lower.
欧洲到2040年退休年龄应该会提高到70岁，美国年青人口多，可能可以承受低一点的年龄。
ōu zhōu dào èr líng sì líng nián tuì xiū nián líng yīng gāi huì tí gāo dào qī shí suì , měi guó nián qīng rén kǒu duō , kě néng kě yǐ chéng shòu dī yì diǎn de nián líng 。
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5.
Even the mighty China, the only country with a smidgen of leverage, has fumbled for a coherent strategy.
就连实力强大、唯一能够对朝鲜施加些许影响的中国，也似乎一直找不到连贯的战略。
jiù lián shí lì qiáng dà 、 wéi yī néng gòu duì cháo xiǎn shī jiā xiē xǔ yǐng xiǎng de zhōng guó , yě sì hū yì zhí zhǎo bù dào lián guàn de zhàn lüè 。
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6.
Even the less sugared-up varieties have only a little protein, a smidgen of fiber and a small amount of vitamins and minerals.
即使是无糖的那种也只含有极少量的蛋白质、植物纤维、以及更少量的维生素和矿物质。
jí shǐ shì wú táng de nà zhǒng yě zhǐ hán yǒu jí shǎo liàng de dàn bái zhì 、 zhí wù xiān wéi 、 yǐ jí gèng shǎo liàng de wéi shēng sù hé kuàng wù zhì 。
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7.
Burma's biggest aid donor until 1988, it has continued to provide small-scale help, apparently hoping to retain a smidgen of influence.
直到1988年都还是缅甸最大的外援国的日本，东京继续向缅甸提供小规模援助，很明显是希望这样能保留一点点的影响力。
zhí dào yī jiǔ bā bā nián dōu hái shì miǎn diàn zuì dà de wài yuán guó de rì běn , dōng jīng jì xù xiàng miǎn diàn tí gōng xiǎo guī mó yuán zhù , hěn míng xiǎn shì xī wàng zhè yàng néng bǎo liú yì diǎn diǎn de yǐng xiǎng lì 。
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8.
In the end, I said okay to the smidgen of lipstick and haircut with the ends curled up a little.
末了，我说好吧，就搽点口红，把头发剪一剪，发梢稍微卷一卷。
mò liǎo , wǒ shuō hǎo ba , jiù chá diǎn kǒu hóng , bǎ tóu fā jiǎn yī jiǎn , fā shāo shāo wēi juǎn yī juǎn 。
9.
Swift even says that she enjoys showing others how adding a touch of this or a smidgen of that can play up your natural features. . .
斯威夫特甚至说，她喜欢展示别人怎样加入这个触摸或一点点的，可以发挥你的自然特征。
sī wēi fū tè shèn zhì shuō , tā xǐ huan zhǎn shì bié rén zěn yàng jiā rù zhè ge chù mō huò yì diǎn diǎn de , kě yǐ fā huī nǐ de zì rán tè zhēng 。
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10.
They coax Bear to sip just a smidgen of tea. "You'll feel better soon, " says Mouse. "Wait and see. "
它们哄着熊喝了一些茶。“你会感觉好些的”老鼠说，“一会儿就见效。”
tā men hǒng zhe xióng hē le yì xiē chá 。 " nǐ huì gǎn jué hǎo xiē de " lǎo shǔ shuō , " yī huì er jiù jiàn xiào 。 "
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