| 单词 | small potatoes |
| 释义 | small potatoes noun[plural] USinformaluk/ˌsmɔːl pəˈteɪ.təʊz/us/ˌsmɑːl pəˈteɪ.t̬oʊz/(UKsmall beer)something that does notseemimportantwhencomparedto somethingelse: 无足轻重的事物Theinsurancepremiumissmallpotatoescomparedto what we'd have topayif thehouseburneddown.同房子万一被烧毁时我们的损失相比，保险金就微不足道了。 Things of little importance
small potatoes| American Dictionarysmall potatoes plural noun us/smɔl pəˈteɪ·t̬oʊz/infmlsomeone or something that isunimportant: Compared to herproblems, mineseemlike small potatoes. Examplesofsmall potatoessmall potatoes Besides, he's pursuing a noble calling: happiness issmallpotatoesby comparison. From theCambridge English Corpus I do not think there is any virtue in excluding thesmallpotatoes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Restrictions are in force regarding the sale ofsmallpotatoesof the old crop. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It so happens that there are parts of the country which producesmallpotatoes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Every farmer will take up this large block ofsmallpotatoeswhich are now to be put up for consumption; but there has always been such a block. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Fruits look much likesmallpotatoesand are borne in clusters similar to grapes. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The incident which was alsosmallpotatoes, but very memorable personified the conflict between craft and industrial organizing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thesesmallpotatoesare spread closely on flat ground, and allowed to freeze with low night temperatures, for approximately three nights. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Scottish seed potatoes have maintained their position against thesmallpotatoesfor the ordinary farmer because of their superior merits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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