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🔑 smallBrE /smɔːl/NAmE /smɔːl/ adjective (small·er, small·est) ➤not large 小🔑 not large in size, number, degree, amount, etc. （尺寸、数量、程度等）小的◆a small house/town/car/man 小房子；小镇；小型汽车；小个子男人◆A much smaller number of students passed than I had expected. 通过考试的学生比我预计的少得多。◆They're having a relatively small wedding. 他们准备办个相对小型的婚礼。◆That dress is too small for you. 那件连衣裙你穿太小。◆'I don't agree,' he said in a small (= quiet) voice. “我不同意。” 他小声说。🔑 (abbreviation S) used to describe one size in a range of sizes of clothes, food, products used in the house, etc. （服装、食品、家庭用品等）小号的，小型的◆small, medium, large 小号、中号、大号◆This is too big—have you got a small one? 这个太大了，有没有小的？🔑 not as big as sth else of the same kind （同类事物中）小的◆the small intestine 小肠➤young 年幼🔑 young 年幼的；幼小的◆They have three small children. 他们有三个年幼的孩子。◆We travelled around a lot when I was small. 我小的时候，我们时常四处旅行。◆As a small boy he had spent most of his time with his grandparents. 他幼年时多半时间是跟爷爷奶奶在一起。➤not important 不重要🔑 slight; not important 些微的；不重要的◆I made only a few small changes to the report. 我对报告只做了几处小改动。◆She noticed several small errors in his work. 她注意到他作业中有几处小错。◆Everything had been planned down to the smallest detail. 一切都已做了细致入微的安排。◆It was no small achievement getting her to agree to the deal. 能让她同意那笔交易可是个不小的成就。➤business 企业🔑 [usually before noun] not doing business on a very large scale 小规模的◆a small farmer 小农场主◆The government is planning to give more help to small businesses. 政府正计划给予小企业更多帮助。➤letters 字母 [usually before noun] not written or printed as capitals 小写的◆Should I write 'god' with a small 'g' or a capital? god 里面的字母 g，我该写成小写还是大写？◆She's a socialist with a small 's' (= she has socialist ideas but is not a member of a socialist party). 她信仰社会主义，但不是社会党人。➤not much 少 [only before noun] () little; not much 极少的；不多的◆The government has small cause for optimism. 几乎没有什么可以使政府感到乐观的。◆They have small hope of succeeding. 他们成功的希望不大。▸ small·ness BrE /ˈsmɔːlnəs/NAmE /ˈsmɔːlnəs/ noun [U]  ●be grateful/thankful for small ˈmerciesto be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been 为情况不太坏而庆幸◆Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies. 好啦，至少你没受伤。我想这就该让我们知足了。●it's a ˌsmall ˈworld(saying) used to express your surprise when you meet sb you know in an unexpected place, or when you are talking to sb and find out that you both know the same person （意外遇见某人或发现对方也认识某人时表示惊讶）世界真小●look/feel ˈsmallto look or feel stupid, weak, ashamed, etc. 显得（或感觉）矮人一截；愧不如人●a big fish (in a small pond)an important person (in a small community) （小圈子里的）大人物●ˌgreat and ˈsmallof all sizes or types 大小；高低；贵贱◆all creatures great and small所有大小生物●the ˈsmall/ˈearly hours(also especially ScotE the wee small ˈhours, also especially NAmEthe wee ˈhours) the period of time very early in the morning, soon after midnight 午夜刚过的一段时间；凌晨时分◆We worked well into the small hours. 我们一直工作到了午夜之后。◆The fighting began in the early hours of Saturday morning. 战斗在星期六凌晨打响了。●a/the still small ˈvoice(literary) the voice of God or your conscience, that tells you to do what is morally right 上帝的教示；良心的呼唤●don't sweat the ˈsmall stuff(NAmE, informal) used to tell sb not to worry about small details or unimportant things 不要为鸡毛蒜皮的事伤脑筋●in a big/small wayon a large/small scale 大/小规模地◆The new delivery service has taken off in a big way. 新的递送服务迅速走红。◆Many people are investing in a small way in the stock market. 许多人都在小量地向证券市场投资。●do ˈwonders (for sb/sth)to have a very good effect on sb/sth （为某人或替某事）创造奇迹；产生神奇作用◆The news has done wonders for our morale. 这消息大大振奋了我们的士气。 🔑 smallBrE /smɔːl/NAmE /smɔːl/ adverb (small·er, small·est) into small pieces 成为小块◆Chop the cabbage up small. 把卷心菜剁碎。in a small size 小小地◆You can fit it all in if you write very small. 你字写小点，就可以全部填进去。 🔑 smallBrE /smɔːl/NAmE /smɔːl/ nounthe ~ of the/sb's back [sing.] the lower part of the back where it curves in 后腰smalls [pl.] (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) small items of clothing, especially underwear 小件衣服（尤指内衣） |
