small
基本释义
- adj.小型的;(数量)少的;小规模的;无关紧要的,不重要的;幼小的,年幼的;(字母)小写的;(嗓音)微弱的,轻柔的;一般的,非极端的;出丑的,羞愧的
- n.<英,非正式>小件衣服(尤指内衣)(smalls);后腰(the small of the/sb.'s back);<西印度>小费,小额礼金(smalls);小件物品;矮小的人
- adv.成小块地;小小地
- 人名 (Small)(英)斯莫尔(人名)
词语例句
小型的adj.
高考四级六级They're having a relatively small wedding.
他们的婚礼不准备大办。
I use a small tractor to get about.
我用一台小型拖拉机四处来回巡视。
A small one, two bedrooms, but it needs to be fixed up a little.
有一间小一点的,有两间卧室,但是需要稍微装修一下。
(数量)少的adj.
四级六级考研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。
The new study shows that even a small amount of aspirin reduced such threats.
新的研究表明,即使是少量的阿司匹林也能降低这些风险。
Only a small percentage of alien species cause problems in their new habitats.
只有一小部分外来物种会给它们的新栖息地带来问题。
小规模的adj.
四级六级考研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。
Your company has an impressive reputation and I always want to work for a smaller company.
贵公司名声很好,并且我一直想在小一点的公司工作。
This is a real headache for smaller businesses.
这对于小一点的企业来说真的是个头痛的问题。
无关紧要的,不重要的adj.
四级六级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。
Their lively discussions spurred Maura to make small but nevertheless life-altering changes.
他们热烈的讨论促使莫拉做出了一些微小却能改变生活的变化。
In fact, we only asked for small changes.
事实上,我们只要求小小的改动。
- The room was disappointingly small.屋子小得令人失望。来自《牛津词典》
- Small villages dot the countryside.小村庄星罗棋布于乡间。来自《牛津词典》
- He is small in stature.他个头小。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- small size小号,小码;小尺寸
- small town小城镇,集镇
- small amount小额;小批量
- small numbern. 小数;少数交易
- small scale小规模;小比例尺
- small business小型企业,小本生意
- small intestine小肠
- Small hairpin RNA小发夹RNA;小发夹状RNA;小发夹结构rna;短发夹RNA
- small cell carcinoma小细胞癌;小细胞瘤
- Small interfering RNA小干扰RNA;小干涉rna;短干扰rna;小分子干扰RNA
- Springtime In a Small Town小城之春
词语扩展
- little/small
- minute/tiny/little/small/miniature
词义分布
英英释义
- n.the slender part of the back
- n.a garment size for a small person
- adj.limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- adj.limited in size or scope
- adj.low or inferior in station or quality
- adj.(of children and animals) young, immature
- adj.not large in size or amount
(尺寸或数量)小的- My daughter is small for her age.我女儿要比同龄人个头小。
- Fry the onions in a small amount of butter.用少量黄油煎一下洋葱。
- adj.young
幼小的;年纪小的- I have two small children.我有两个小孩。
- adj.not very serious or important
不太严重的;不太重要的- It's a small problem, and we can easily solve it.这是个小问题,我们能轻松地解决掉。
词源
- small来自中世纪英语smal, 来自古英语smæl("small, narrow, slender"), 来自原始日耳曼语*smalaz("small"), 来自原始印欧语*(s)mal-, *(s)mel-("small, mean, malicious"). 同源于sco smal; sma("small"); 西弗里斯语smel("narrow"); 荷兰语smal("narrow"); 德语schmal("narrow, small"); 丹麦语, 挪威语, 瑞典语små("small"); 拉丁语malus("bad"); 俄语ма́лый("small").
- small小的,小号的,年幼的来自古英语 smael,小的,狭窄的,苗条的,来自 Proto-Germanic*smalaz,小的,来自 PIE*smal, 小的。引申诸相关比喻义。
- smallFrom Middle English smal, from Old English smæl (“small, narrow, slender”), from Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mal-, *(s)mel- (“small, mean, malicious”). Cognate with Scots smal; sma (“small”); West Frisian smel (“narrow”); Dutch smal (“narrow”); German schmal (“narrow, small”); Danish, Norwegian, Swedish smal (“narrow; thin; slender”); Latin malus (“bad”); Russian ма́лый (mályj, “small”).