| 释义 |
small adjective—小 adj (almost always used) Examples:one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop—A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.—a place where small streams flow ina large one—drinking game where one has guess the number of small objects in the other player's closed hand—measure word indicating a small amount or small number (greater than 1)—Acanthorhodeus tonkinensis Vaillant (small carp)—small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) located in the southeast of modern-day Gansu Province—lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?—lit. let the big cup fly and the small cup walk—clatersal (small diamond splints from which diamond powder is produced by crushing)—everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment—all the parts are in place, but small scale (Mencius)—stop-loss point, a point at which you make a small loss limit your losses—small barbarian kingdom in southern China during the Han dynasty—lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded—lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. see only a small piece of the big picture—hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship)—jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)—(of an official) travel with little luggage and just a small escort—sand grains accumulate make a tower a tower (idiom); by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity—If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.—small rooms facing or the side of the main hall or veranda—a small bag full of fragrance used on Dragon boat Festival—classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc—show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc)—fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?—classifier for medicine in tablet form；small flat items in form of a slice, piece, disk or scrap；a meadow, forest, clouds，area of skin，large stretch of water e.g. ocean or lake；mental or real image of good harvest or great happiness；sound of footsteps or laughter； warmheartedness.—classifier for houses, small buildings, hospitals and institutions—classifier for objects in a small box or case, such as cigarettes, chocolates, mooncakes, cassettes, CDs—classifier for small round objects e.g. coins, rings, badges, pearls, medals; also for rockets and satellites—classifier for small objects, such as a grain of rice—ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy [idiom.]—classifier for objects in a small package or pouch, such as cookies, cigarettes— |