small
adj
1 not large in size, degree, number, value, etc (体积、 程度、 数量、 价值等)小的, 少的
a small house, town, room, audience, sum of money 小房子、 小镇、 小房间、 少数听众、 一?quot;是?BR> This hat is too small for me. 这帽子我戴太小.
My influence over her is small, so she won't do as I say. 我对她起不了多大影响, 她不会按我的话去做. Cf 参看 big. =>Usage 见所附用法.
2 young 幼小的; 年幼的: Would a small child know that? 小孩能懂这种事吗?
I lived in the country when I was small. 我小时候住在乡下.
3 [usu attrib 通常作定语]
(a) not as big as sth else of the same kind (在同类事物中)较小的
the small intestine 小肠.
(b) (of letters) not written or printed as capitals (capital1 2) (指字母)小写的.
4 [usu attrib 通常作定语]
not doing things on a large scale 小规模的; 小范围的
a small farmer, trader, shopkeeper, company, etc 小农场主、 ?quot;旧倘恕?小店主、 小公司
more help for small businesses 对小公司的较多帮助
a small eater, ie a person who does not eat much 饭量小的人.
5 unimportant; trivial; slight 不重要的; 微不足道的; 微小的
a small matter, change, mistake 小的事情、 变化、 错误
There are only small differences between the two translations. 这两种翻译之间只有些细微的区别.
6 [attrib 作定语]
(derog 贬) having a mean and petty attitude 小气的; 心胸狭窄的
a very small man 心胸非常狭隘的人
Only somebody with a small mind would have refused to help. 只有心胸狭窄的人才不肯帮助别人.
7 [attrib 作定语]
(used with uncountable nouns 与不可数名词连用) little or no 些微的; 几乎没有的
have small cause to be glad 没什麽可高兴的
He failed, and small wonder, ie it is not surprising. 他失败了, 这没什麽奇怪.
8 (idm 习语) (be) grateful/thankful for small `mercies relieved that a bad situation is not worse 庆幸已然糟糕的情况并未更糟
It may be cold but it's not raining -- let's be thankful for small mercies. 尽管天气很冷, 但没有下雨--应该知足了. great and small => great. in a big/small way => way1. it's a small `world (saying 谚) one is likely to meet, or hear about, sb one knows (however distantly) wherever one goes 世界可真小(无论走到哪里都可能碰到或听说到自己认识的人). look/feel `small be humiliated 感到羞愧
You made me look so small, correcting me in front of everybody. 你当众纠正我的错误, 弄得我很难为情. no/little/small wonder => wonder n. small `beer (infml 口) person or thing of no great importance or value 重要性或价值不大的人或事物
That grant was pretty small beer
we shall need a lot more money. 这点补助金是杯水车薪, 我们需要的钱远比这些多. a small `fortune a lot of money 许多钱
The car cost me a small fortune. 这辆汽车花了我很多钱. `small fry (infml 口) people thought to be unimportant (被认为)不重要的人. the `small hours period of time soon after midnight 午夜刚过的一段时间
working until/into the small hours 工作到深夜. the small `print the parts of a legal document, contract, etc which are often printed in small type and contain important details that are easy to overlook 法律文件、 契约等中常用小号字体印刷的部分(包括容易忽视的重要细节)
The penalty clause was hidden in the small print. 惩罚条款印在不起眼的小号字体部分.
Make sure you read all the small print before signing. 一定要先看清小号字体印刷部分再签字. the still small voice => still1. small, adv
1 into small pieces 成为小块
chop the wood small 把木头劈成碎块.
2 of a small size 很小: Don't draw the picture too small. 别把图画得太小. small, n
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🔁 扩展释义
*[smɒ:l]a. 小的, 少的, 小型的, 低微的, 小气的, 细微的ad. 些微地n. 狭小部分【法】 小的, 小型的, 锁细的相关词组: look small pay small heed to think small of sb by small and small feel small