small
美 [smɔl]
英 [smɔːl]
- adj.（尺寸、数量、程度等）小的；（服装、食品、家庭用品等）小号的
- adv.成为小块；小小地
- n.后腰；小件衣服（尤指内衣）
- 网络少的；小型；微小
比较级：smaller 最高级：smallest 复数：smalls
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小not large
1. | （尺寸、数量、程度等）小的not large in size, number, degree, amount, etc. |
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. 他们的婚礼不准备大办。 | |
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。 |
2. | （服装、食品、家庭用品等）小号的，小型的used to describe one size in a range of sizes of clothes, food, products used in the house, etc. |
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？ |
3. | （同类事物中）小的not as big as sth else of the same kind |
the small intestine 小肠 |
年幼young
4. | 年幼的；幼小的young |
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。 |
不重要not important
5. | 些微的；不重要的slight; not important |
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。 |
企业business
6. | [ubn] 小规模的not doing business on a very large scale |
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。 |
字母letters
7. | [ubn] 小写的not written or printed as capitals |
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。 |
少not much
8. | [obn] 极少的；不多的little; not much |
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。 |
IDM
Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies. 嗨，至少你没受伤。我想这就该让我们知足了。 |
be grateful/thankful for small mercies
为情况不太坏而庆幸to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been
Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies. 嗨，至少你没受伤。我想这就该让我们知足了。 |
its a small world
（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
look/feel small
显得（或感觉）矮人一截；愧不如人to look or feel stupid, weak, ashamed, etc.