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| /smɔːl/ |
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| 1 | not large in size , amount , or number （尺寸）小的；（数量）少的 |
| These shoes are too small for me. 这些鞋子我穿太小了。 |
| A small number of people have complained about the noise. 为数很少的几个人抱怨过这些噪声。 |
| Last year’ s rise in unemployment was the smallest in the last five years. 去年失业人数的上升在过去的5年中是最低的。 |
| I’ d rather work in a smaller company. 我宁愿在较小的公司工作。 |
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| 2 | not very important or difficult 不重要的；微不足道的；不难的 |
| Can you do me a small favour? 你能帮我个小忙吗？ |
| I noticed a few small mistakes in your essay. 我注意到你的论文中有几个小错误。 |
| | 2a | limited 有限的 | | Today’ s meeting was a small but important step towards achieving our goals. 今天的会议朝我们的目标跨出了很小但很重要的一步。 | | in a/some small way I’ d like to help, even if it’ s only in a small way. 我愿意帮忙，即使只能帮上一点点忙。 | |
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| 3 | not worth a lot of money or not involving a lot of money 不值钱的；钱数少的 |
| Joan gave me a small gift for my birthday. 琼给了我一份小小的生日礼物。 |
| a new mutual fund that is ideal for small investors 小投资者理想的新型共同基金 |
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| 4 | small children are very young 幼小的；年幼的 |
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| 5 | small letters are written using the small form of the letter , for example ‘a’ , ‘b’ , ‘c’ etc. （字母）小写的 |
| | 5a | used for saying that you are talking about someone’ s general principles and not saying that they belong to a specific political party , religious organization etc （用于大致谈论某人的政治信条，但不表达他们属于具体某个政党、宗教组织等） | | I’ m a conservative with a small ‘c’ . 我是个温和的保守派。 | |
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| 6 | a small voice or sound is quiet （嗓音或声音）微弱的，轻轻的 |
| a small sigh 轻轻的叹息声 |
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| - | feel/look small
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| to feel or look ashamed or unimportant , especially because of something someone has said or done |
| （尤因某人所说或所为而）感到惭愧，显得渺小 |
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| He’ s the sort of person who enjoys making other people look small. 他是那种喜欢让别人显得渺小的人。 |
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| - | (it’ s a) small world spoken
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| used for showing that you are surprised when you meet someone you know unexpectedly, or when you discover that someone knows the same people you do or has been to the same places as you |
| 世界可真小 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| small adv |
| Write small so everything will fit on one page. 写小点，这样所有的东西都可以写在一张纸上。 |
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| smallness noun U |
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| /ˈsmɔːlnəs/ |
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| See also | | - fortune 1c | | - wonder 2 | |
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