small
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ A small person, thing, or amount of something is not large in physical size. (体积或规模等) 小的
She is small for her age. 相对她的年龄而言，她个子小了。
Stick them on using a small amount of glue. 用少量胶水把它们粘上。
2. ADJ A small group or quantity consists of only a few people or things. (规模) 小的
A small group of students meets regularly to learn Japanese. 一个小组的学生定期聚在一起学日语。
3. ADJ A small child is a very young child. 幼小的
I have a wife and two small children. 我有妻子和两个年幼的孩子。
4. ADJ You use small to describe something that is not significant or great in degree. (程度上) 不重要的
It's quite easy to make quite small changes to the way that you work. 对你的工作方式做些相当细微的调整是很容易的。
No detail was too small to escape her attention. 最微小的细节也逃不过她的注意。
5. ADJ Small businesses or companies employ a small number of people and do business with a small number of clients. (生意或公司) 小规模的
...shops, restaurants and other small businesses. …商店、餐馆和其他小规模生意。
6. ADJ If someone makes you look or feel small, they make you look or feel stupid or ashamed. 卑微的; 感到惭愧的[v-link ADJ]
This may just be another of her schemes to make me look small. 这也许就是她要让我羞愧的又一个诡计。
7. N-SING The small of your back is the bottom part of your back that curves in slightly. (人体的) 后腰
Place your hands on the small of your back and breathe in. 把你的双手放在后腰，然后吸气。
8. the small hours→see hour
9. small wonder→see wonder
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small /smɔːl/ (smaller,smallest)
剑桥词典
- We're having a small drinks party next Thursday .
- The apartments are very small, which is fine for one person .
- The company was still very small when I first joined .
- We spent our holidays in a small French town .
- The house has a large back garden , and a small front garden .
- They have two small children .
- A small child stood sullenly by her side .
- Having small children really restricts your social life .
- With four small children running around, the place is a madhouse .
- Is this film appropriate for small children ?
small adjective (LITTLE)
little in size or amount when compared with what is typical or average小的；少的；矮小的
a small dog /house /car /country 小狗／房子／汽车／国
I'd rather live in a small town than a big city . 我宁愿住在小城镇，也不住在大城市。
Would you like a large or small cola with your burger ? 你的汉堡包要配大可乐还是小可乐？
Ella is the smallest girl in her class . 埃拉是她班上个头最小的女孩。
That jacket's too small for you. 那件夹克你穿太小了。
He's small for his age . 相对他的年龄来说，他个子小了些。
Only a small number of applicants are successful . 只有一小部分人申请成功了。
The number of women in parliament is pitifully (= extremely ) small. 议会中女性的人数少得可怜。
Liqueurs are usually drunk in small quantities . 利口酒通常都是小口小口地喝。
例句
small adjective (YOUNG)
A small child is a very young child that is older than a baby .年幼的，幼小的
Taking care of small children can be very tiring . 照看幼儿会很累人。
例句
small adjective (LIMITED ACTIVITY)
[ 只用在名词前面的形容词 ]limited in the amount of an activity
小规模的
The government should give more help to small businessmen (= people whose businesses are of a limited size ). 政府应该给予小企业主更多的帮助。
Chris is a small eater so he won't want much. 克里斯饭量很小，所以他不会要太多。
If you can help us in a small way (= to a limited degree ) it would be greatly appreciated . 如果您能帮我们一个小忙，我们将不胜感激。
small adjective (NOT IMPORTANT)
not very important or not likely to cause problems不重要的；不会造成麻烦的
She just made a couple of small mistakes in the test . 在考试中她只犯了一两个小错。
I have a small problem I would like to discuss with you. 我有件小事想和你商量一下。
small adjective (ASHAMED)
ashamed or weak
卑微的；微不足道的
Talking to her makes me feel small. 和她谈话让我感到自己很卑微。
He's always trying to make me look small in front of my boss . 他总是想方设法让我在老板面前显得无足轻重。
small adjective (LETTER SIZE)
[ 只用在名词前面的形容词 ]Small letters are not capital letters .
（字母）小写的
The poet e. e. cummings wrote his name with small letters , not capital letters . 诗人 e. e. cummings（卡明斯）用小写字母写自己的名字，而不用大写。
习语
grateful/thankful for small merciesit's a small world
a small fortune
small wonder
with a small "c", "d", etc. 返回 small