| 释义 |
small/smɔ:l/ adj., n. & adv.●adj. 1 not large or big 小的 2 slender; thin 细小的；窄小的 3 not great in importance, amount, number, strength, or power (重要性、数量、数字、力量或权力)小的，少的，轻的 4 not much; trifling 琐细的，微小的 a small token 微小的标记； paid small attention 不大注意 5 insignificant; unimportant 无足轻重的，微不足道的 a small matter 小事； from small beginnings 从小事开始 6 consisting of small particles 微小粒子组成的 small gravel 小沙砾； small shot 小子弹 7 doing something on a small scale 小型的；小规模的 a small farmer 小农场主 8 socially undistinguished; poor or humble 低微的，卑贱的 9 petty; mean; ungenerous; paltry 卑鄙的；小气的；狭隘的；可鄙的 a small spiteful nature 睚眦必报的本性 10 young; not fully grown or developed 幼小的 a small child 小孩子 ●n. 1 the slenderest part of something (esp. in phr. 尤用于短语 small of the back (人的)腰背部) 细小部分 2 (in pl. 用复数) Brit. colloq. small items of laundry, esp. underwear [英口]小件洗涤物(尤指内衣) ●adv. into small pieces 成小块地 chop it small 剁成小块 □ feel (or look) small be humiliated; appear mean or humiliated 觉得渺小，自惭形秽 □ in a small way unambitiously; on a small scale 小型地；小规模地 □ no small considerable; a good deal of 相当多，相当大；很多 no small excitement about it 对此相当兴奋 □ small potatoes an insignificant person or thing 小人物；小事 □ small profits and quick returns the policy of a cheap shop etc. relying on large trade 薄利多销 □ small wonder not very surprising 没什么奇怪的 □ smallish adj.□ smallness n.[Old English smœl, from Germanic] |