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Meaning of 一鳞半爪

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
一 yī 鳞 lín 半 bàn 爪 zhuǎ (Trad.: 一鱗半爪)
lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
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Example Sentences
1
我的科学知识只是一鳞半爪
。
A horse with patchy markings of white and another color.
2
我必须承认我的科学知识只是一鳞半爪
。
I must admit that my knowledge of science is patchy.
3
有时要被迫在极短的时间内对一鳞半爪的情报做出反应
。
One is forced to react to scraps of information in very limited spans of time.
4
关键是
,
建筑对认知的影响确实存在
,
即使我们现在了解的只是一鳞半爪
。
The point is that architecture has real cognitive consequences, even if we're just beginning to learn what they are.
5
我能回忆起那段时间一鳞半爪的感觉
,
但形不成什么想法
,
付诸不了行动
。
I can recall some sensations felt in that interval; but few thoughts framed, and no actions performed.