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单词 skerrick
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Definition of skerrick in English:

skerrick

noun ˈskɛrɪk
Australian, NZ informal
  • usually with negative The smallest bit.

    〈非正式,澳/新西兰〉一点点,最少量

    there's not a skerrick of food in the house

    屋里一点食物也没有。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is not a skerrick of hope of a solution in this bill - not a hope in Hades.
    • No amount of consultancy reports will make one skerrick of difference.
    • There is not a skerrick of evidence that that will happen.
    • They finished looking and left disgruntled having not found a skerrick.
    • Nobody has ever heard of that member over there doing any work at all - not a skerrick of work.
    Synonyms
    small portion, small piece, piece, portion, segment, section, part

Origin

Early 19th century: of unknown origin. The word is also recorded as an English slang term meaning 'halfpenny'.

Rhymes

alphanumeric, atmospheric, chimeric, cleric, climacteric, congeneric, Derek, derrick, Eric, esoteric, exoteric, ferric, generic, hemispheric, Herrick, Homeric, hysteric, mesmeric, numeric, spheric, stratospheric
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