figurative and in figurative context; frequently with allusion to the beginning or immediate cause of a fire or conflagration.
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > a very small amount > specifically of something immaterial (10) sparkc888 figurative and in figurative context; frequently with allusion to the beginning or immediate cause of a fire or conflagration. shredc1400 A fragment, small piece, little bit, scrap (of something immaterial). drop1576 figurative. Of things immaterial. scrap1607 A remnant; a small detached piece; a piece very small by comparison with the whole; a fragmentary… Of immaterial things, conversation, literary… particle1620 A very small or the smallest conceivable amount (of an immaterial thing). Usually in negative contexts. atom1626 The smallest conceivable part or fragment of anything; a very minute portion; a particle, a jot. The smallest quantity or portion of something… morsel1779 figurative. Esp. in negative contexts: the slightest amount or degree of something. thimbleful1789 As much as a thimble will hold; hence, a small quantity, esp. of wine or spirits; a dram; also figurative of something immaterial. glimmer1837 figurative. A faint gleam (of knowledge, hope, etc.); a faint perception; a glimpse. flicker1849 A wavering unsteady light or flame. |
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