small
adj
1 not large in size, degree, number, value, etc (體積、 程度、 數(shù)量、 價值等)小的, 少的
a small house, town, room, audience, sum of money 小房子、 小鎮(zhèn)、 小房間、 少數(shù)聽眾、 一?quot;是?BR> This hat is too small for me. 這帽子我戴太小.
My influence over her is small, so she won't do as I say. 我對她起不了多大影響, 她不會按我的話去做. Cf 參看 big. =>Usage 見所附用法.
2 young 幼小的; 年幼的: Would a small child know that? 小孩能懂這種事嗎?
I lived in the country when I was small. 我小時候住在鄉(xiāng)下.
3 [usu attrib 通常作定語]
(a) not as big as sth else of the same kind (在同類事物中)較小的
the small intestine 小腸.
(b) (of letters) not written or printed as capitals (capital1 2) (指字母)小寫的.
4 [usu attrib 通常作定語]
not doing things on a large scale 小規(guī)模的; 小范圍的
a small farmer, trader, shopkeeper, company, etc 小農(nóng)場主、 ?quot;舊倘恕?小店主、 小公司
more help for small businesses 對小公司的較多幫助
a small eater, ie a person who does not eat much 飯量小的人.
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、 變化、 錯誤
There are only small differences between the two translations. 這兩種翻譯之間只有些細微的區(qū)別.
6 [attrib 作定語]
(derog 貶) having a mean and petty attitude 小氣的; 心胸狹窄的
a very small man 心胸非常狹隘的人
Only somebody with a small mind would have refused to help. 只有心胸狹窄的人才不肯幫助別人.
7 [attrib 作定語]
(used with uncountable nouns 與不可數(shù)名詞連用) little or no 些微的; 幾乎沒有的
have small cause to be glad 沒什麼可高興的
He failed, and small wonder, ie it is not surprising. 他失敗了, 這沒什麼奇怪.
8 (idm 習語) (be) grateful/thankful for small `mercies relieved that a bad situation is not worse 慶幸已然糟糕的情況并未更糟
It may be cold but it's not raining -- let's be thankful for small mercies. 盡管天氣很冷, 但沒有下雨--應該知足了. great and small => great. in a big/small way => way1. it's a small `world (saying 諺) one is likely to meet, or hear about, sb one knows (however distantly) wherever one goes 世界可真小(無論走到哪里都可能碰到或聽說到自己認識的人). look/feel `small be humiliated 感到羞愧
You made me look so small, correcting me in front of everybody. 你當眾糾正我的錯誤, 弄得我很難為情. no/little/small wonder => wonder n. small `beer (infml 口) person or thing of no great importance or value 重要性或價值不大的人或事物
That grant was pretty small beer
we shall need a lot more money. 這點補助金是杯水車薪, 我們需要的錢遠比這些多. a small `fortune a lot of money 許多錢
The car cost me a small fortune. 這輛汽車花了我很多錢. `small fry (infml 口) people thought to be unimportant (被認為)不重要的人. the `small hours period of time soon after midnight 午夜剛過的一段時間
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、 契約等中常用小號字體印刷的部分(包括容易忽視的重要細節(jié))
The penalty clause was hidden in the small print. 懲罰條款印在不起眼的小號字體部分.
Make sure you read all the small print before signing. 一定要先看清小號字體印刷部分再簽字. the still small voice => still1. small, adv
1 into small pieces 成為小塊
chop the wood small 把木頭劈成碎塊.
2 of a small size 很小: Don't draw the picture too small. 別把圖畫得太小. small, n
1 smalls [p...
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*[sm?:l]a. 小的, 少的, 小型的, 低微的, 小氣的, 細微的ad. 些微地n. 狹小部分【法】 小的, 小型的, 鎖細的相關詞組: look small pay small heed to think small of sb by small and small feel small