| 单词 | small |
| 释义 | adjectiveadverbnoun🔑 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 socialistparty ). 她信仰社会主义，但不是社会党人。➤ not much 少[only before noun ] (used with uncountable nouns 与不可数名词连用) 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 ˈmercies to 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 ˈsmall to 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 ˈsmall of 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 especiallyScotE the wee small ˈhours , also especiallyNAmE the 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 way on 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/ noun the ~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） |
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