a shadeformalLITTLE/NOT VERY very slightly 有点,略为a shade too big/hot/fast etc Matt’s clothes were just a shade too big for me. 马特的衣服我穿稍有点大。
a shade better/quicker/faster etc The results were a shade better than we expected. 结果比我们预计的要稍好。
a shade over/under/above etc She was a shade under five feet tall. 她身高接近五英尺。
a shade better/quicker/faster etc• She was no feather-weight, but even the stairs only made him breathe a shade faster.• As a result, our days sometimes go by a shade quicker than twenty-four hours.
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