| 单词 | small |
| 释义 | 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 1 smalls [pl] (Brit infml 口) small items of clothing, esp underwear 小件衣物（尤指内衣裤）. 2 [sing] the slender part of sth (used esp in the phrase shown) 某物较细的部分（尤用於以下示例） the small of the back 背部最窄处. small, ads (Brit infml 口) = classified advertisements (classify). small, NOTE ON USAGE 用法 Compare small and little. 试比较 small 和 little 这两个词. Small is the usual opposite of big or large. *small 是 big 和 large 常见的反义词. It has comparative and superlative forms and can be modified by adverbs such as `rather´ *small 有比较级和最高级并可受 rather 一类副词修饰 Our house is smaller than yours but I think the garden is bigger. 我们的房子比你们的小, 但花园比你们的大. I have a fairly small income. 我的收入相当微薄. The comparative and superlative forms of little are rare and it is not usually modified by adverbs. *little 的比较级和最高级形式很少见, 且 little 通常不受副词修饰. It is generally only used attributively, often following another adjective, to indicate an attitude of affection, dislike, amusement, etc *little一般只用作定语, 常置於另一形容词之後, 表示爱、 厌恶、 欢娱等 He´s a horrid little man. 他是个讨厌的家伙. What a lovely little house! 多漂亮的房子! |
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