1.少量,一点点(好事或愉快的事)a fairly small amount, especially of sth good or pleasant
They should win, given a modicum of luck.只要有一点点运气,他们就会赢。
For her part, Jolie makes a modicum of effort with her cut-glass accent, but mostly lets her eyes, lips and hips do the work.
女主角,朱莉对她那种能“切碎玻璃”的口音做了微不足道的调整,不过大部分的工作都是靠她的眼睛,嘴唇和臀部来完成的。
He said the company has substantially trimmed back its operations and is now providing only a 'modicum of support' to Huawei.
他说,Amerilink大幅削减了业务规模,现在只向华为提供“少量支持”。
Whether you achieved fame in arts and letters, athletics, or politics, it was necessary to have at least some modicum of skill.
不管你获得名气的领域是艺术,文学,体育或是政治,你总是需要或多或少的能力。
If only a modicum of calm returned to markets, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs should be able to survive.
只要市场能恢复少许平静,摩根士丹利和高盛就应该能够生存下去。
He hardened his heart. In this unjust world, the poor have to be hard hearted to retain their modicum of freedom.
他狠了心,在没有公道的世界里,穷人仗着狠心维持个人的自由,那很小很小的一点自由。
Of course, civilisation requires a modicum of material prosperity -- enough to provide a little leisure.
当然,文明的发展需要一定程度的物质繁荣,至少让人们在饱暖之余还能有一点休闲娱乐。
In practice, developers and users tend to want URIs to embed at least a modicum of semantic information, not only a syntactic form.
在实践中,开发人员和用户喜欢在URI中嵌入一些语义信息,而不只是采用语法形式。
If Mr Saleh cannot soon bring a modicum of prosperity to his people, the spirit of revolt may seep into his own back yard.
假如不久后萨利赫仍不能为其人民带来一丁点繁荣的话,造反的情绪就会渗透到他自己的后院。
Dusk appears even more quiet, alongside the mirror reflecting the sun lake like a modicum of rays.
黄昏的洞爷湖显得更加得静谧,镜面似的湖水反射出太阳的少许余辉。
On the whole they taught just a modicum of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry.
一般说来,它们只教一点算术,代数和几何。
If Mr Saleh cannot soon bring a modicum of prosperity to his people, the spirit of revolt may seep into his own back yard.
假如不久后萨利赫仍不能为其人民带来一丁点繁荣的话,造反的情绪就会渗透到他自己的后院。
Dusk appears even more quiet, alongside the mirror reflecting the sun lake like a modicum of rays.
黄昏的洞爷湖显得更加得静谧,镜面似的湖水反射出太阳的少许余辉。
On the whole they taught just a modicum of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry.
一般说来,它们只教一点算术,代数和几何。
The Greek people could thus regain a modicum of self-respect, savagely destroyed during the last couple of years.
希腊人民在过去几年自尊心被摧残的厉害,这一举措还能帮他们找回一点自尊。
We shouldn't sensationalize this idea of a currency war -- but there is a modicum of truth that this is some kind of conflict.
我们没必要把汇率战搞得那麽骇人听闻——但事实上确实存在某种冲突。
You've completed your task ahead of schedule and with a modicum of skill.
虽然谈不上什么技巧,你还算是提前完成了任务。
At a minimum, she hopes for at least a modicum of attraction.
至少,她希望能遇到一个对她有一点点吸引力的人。
If the new catalysts have "even a modicum of success, it would be big news, " Sabourin says.
如果新的催化剂“即使是取得一点点进展,那也是很大的新闻了”,Sabourin说。
Now that partial nationalisation of the banking system has restored some calm, Asia may see a modicum of confidence restored.
随着银行系统的部分国有化恢复了一些冷静,亚洲或许也会重拾一点点信心。
Monopoly provided at least a modicum of security.
而垄断能提供最低限度的保障。
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