- of a size that is less than normal or usual小型的：
the room was small and quiet
房间小而安静
the small hill that sheltered the house.
护着这所房子的小山。
- not great in amount, number, strength, or power（数量、数字、力量或能力上）小的, 低的：
a rather small amount of money.
一小笔钱。
- not fully grown or developed; young幼年的：
as a small boy, he spent his days either reading or watching cricket.
当他是个小男孩的时候, 他每天要么读书, 要么看板球。
- used of the first letter of a word that has both a general and a specific use to show that in this case the general use is intended首字母小写的（表示一英语词用的是一般意义而非特定意义）：
they are diehard conservatives, with a small c.
他们是顽固的保守派, 但非保守党员。
- insignificant; unimportant无关紧要的, 不重要的：
these are small points.
这几点都无关紧要。
- archaic low or inferior in rank or position; socially undistinguished〈古〉（身份或职位）低微的; 不起眼的：
at dinner, some of the smaller neighbours were invited.
宴会中, 一些不太起眼的邻居也被邀请了。
- attrib. little; hardly any极少的, 几乎没有的：
the captain had been paying small attention.
船长一直漠不关心。
- attrib.(of a business or its owner) operating on a modest scale（企业或企业家）资本少的, 规模小的：
a small farmer.
小农场主。
- (of a voice) lacking strength and confidence（声音）微弱的, 轻微的：
'I'm scared,' she said in a small voice.
“我吓坏了,"她小声地说。
smalls
- Brit. informal small items of clothing, especially underwear〈英, 非正式〉小件衣着用品（尤指内衣）。
- treated as sing. W. Indian a gratuity or small gift of money〈西印度〉小费; 小额礼金。
- into small pieces成小块地：
the okra cut up small.
秋葵被切碎。
- in a small size小型地, 小小地：
you shouldn't write so small.
你不应该把字写得这么小。
feel（或look）small
- feel (or look) contemptibly weak or insignificant觉得（或显得）渺小（或矮人一截）。
in a small way
- on a small scale稍微：
in a small way his life has been improved.
他的生活稍有改善。
it is（或what）a small world
- used to express surprise at meeting an acquaintance or discovering a personal connection in a distant place or an unexpected context世界真小啊（在远地或意外情况下遇见熟人或发现有私人关系时表达惊讶之情）。
no small -
- a good deal of -相当大的：
a matter of no small consequence.
具有相当重要意义的事情。
small is beautiful
- used, especially in environmentalism, to express the belief that something small-scale is better than a large-scale equivalent（尤指环保理论中）小的更美。
- ORIGIN: the title of a book by E. F. Schumacher (1973).
the small of the back
- the part of a person's back where the spine curves in at the level of the waist腰背部。
small potatoes
- informal something insignificant or unimportant〈非正式〉小事情：
her business was small potatoes.
她的买卖微不足道。
small profits and quick returns
- the policy of a cheap shop which relies on low prices and a large turnover薄利多销。
the small screen
- television as a medium电视。
small wonder
- not very surprising不足为奇, 并不奇怪, 十分自然：
it's small wonder that her emotions had see-sawed.
她情绪曾多次起伏不足为奇。