small
adj
noun
smɔːl
adj
1
SIZE
尺寸
not
large
in
size
or
amount
〔尺寸或数量〕小的
a
small
piece
of
paper
一小片纸
a
small
car
一辆小汽车
a
small
town
小镇
a
small
dark
woman
一个皮肤黝黑的小个子女人
The
T-shirt
was
too
small
for
him.
这件 T 恤衫他穿太小了。
The
sweater
comes
in
three
sizes
–
small,
medium
and
large.
这羊毛衫有三个尺寸: 小号、中号和大号。
Only
a
relatively
small
number
of
people
were
affected.
相对来说只有少数人受到了影响。
a
small
amount
of
money
一小笔钱
A
much
smaller
proportion
of
women
are
employed
in
senior
positions.
受雇担任高级职位的女性比例要小得多。
2
NOT IMPORTANT
不重要的
a
small
problem,
job,
mistake
etc
is
not
important
or
does
not
have
a
large
effect
〔问题、工作、错误等〕不重要的; 没大影响的，微不足道的;
We
may
have
to
make
a
few
small
changes.
我们也许要作些小小的变动。
There’s
been
a
small
problem.
有个小问题。
There’s
only
a
small
difference
between
them.
它们之间只有细微的差别。
It
was
good
to
feel
we
had
helped
in
some
small
way.
能帮上一点小忙，我们感到真高兴。
3
no small degree/achievement/task etc
a
large
degree,
achievement
etc
不小的程度/成就/任务等
The
success
of
the
project
is
due
in
no
small
measure
to
the
work
of
Dr
Peterson.
项目的成功在很大程度上要归功于彼得森博士的努力。
That
is
no
small
achievement
in
the
circumstances.
在这种情况下，那是个不小的成就。
4
YOUNG
年幼的
a
small
child
is
young
幼小的，年幼的
She
has
three
small
children.
她有三个年幼的孩子。
I’ve
known
him
since
he
was
a
small
boy.
从他还是个小孩子起，我就认识他了。
5
small business/firm/farmer etc
a
business
that
does
not
involve
large
amounts
of
money
or
does
not
employ
a
large
number
of
people
小企业/小公司/小农场主等
grants
for
small
businesses
给小企业的补贴
6
LETTER
字母
small
letters
are
letters
in
the
form
a,
b,
c
etc
rather
than
A,
B,
C
etc
小写体的，小写的;
7
conservative with a small ‘c’/democrat with a small ‘d’ etc
someone
who
believes
in
the
principles
you
have
mentioned,
but
does
not
belong
to
an
organized
group
or
political
party
[非正式] 支持保守党/民主党等的党外人士
informal
8
VOICE
声音
a
small
voice
is
quiet
and
soft
低的，细弱的，柔和的
‘What
about
me?’
she
asked
in
a
small
voice.
“我呢？”她轻轻地问道。
9
look/feel small
to
seem
or
feel
stupid,
unimportant,
or
ashamed
显得/感觉矮人一截
She
jumped
at
any
opportunity
to
make
me
look
small
.
她逮到机会就要我出丑。
10
(it’s a) small world
10.
used
to
express
surprise
when
you
unexpectedly
meet
someone
you
know
or
find
out
that
someone
has
an
unexpected
connection
to
you
[尤口] 世界真小〔用于意外地遇见认识的人或发现某人跟自己有关联时表示惊讶〕
especially spoken
Did
you
know
David
went
to
school
with
my
brother?
It’s
a
small
world,
isn’t
it?
你知道吗？戴维和我哥哥是一起上的学。 世界真小啊，是不是？
11
a small fortune
11.
a
large
amount
of
money
一大笔钱
cost/spend/pay
a
small
fortune
It
must
have
cost
him
a
small
fortune.
这肯定花去了他一大笔钱。
12
small change
12.
coins
of
low
value
小额硬币；零钱
I
didn’t
have
any
small
change
for
the
parking
meter.
我没有零钱投停车收费表。
13
be thankful/grateful for small mercies/favours
13.
to
be
pleased
that
a
bad
situation
is
not
even
worse
为坏情况没有到更糟的地步而庆幸
She
wasn’t
too
badly
hurt,
so
we
should
be
thankful
for
small
mercies.
她伤得不太重，我们应该感到庆幸。
14
the small hours the wee small hours
14.
also
又作
the
early
morning
hours,
between
about
one
and
four
o’clock
凌晨时分〔约凌晨一点到四点〕
BrE
in/into
the
small
hours
He
finally
fell
exhausted
into
bed
in
the
small
hours.
凌晨时分他终于筋疲力尽上床睡觉了。
The
party
continued
into
the
wee
small
hours.
派对一直进行到凌晨。
15
small arms
15.
guns
that
you
hold
with
one
or
both
hands
when
firing
them
轻武器〔可用单手或双手拿着射击的武器〕
16
sth is small potatoes sth is small beer
16.
also
又作
used
to
say
that
someone
or
something
is
not
important,
especially
when
compared
to
other
people
or
things
[英，非正式] 无足轻重的人 （事物 ），微不足道的人 （事物 ）
BrE informal
Even
with
£10,
000
to
invest,
you
are
still
small
beer
for
most
investment
managers.
即使投资 10, 000 英镑，对大多数的投资管理人来说你还是个小人物。
He
writes
so
small
I
can’t
read
it.
他字写得这么小，我看不清楚。
17
Small
is
a
very
general
word
for
talking
about
the
size
of
something.
谈论某物的大小，small 是一个非常笼统的单词
a
small
village
一座小村庄
a
small
man
一个小个子男人
He
had
small
brown
eyes.
他长着棕色的小眼睛。
The
envelope
was
too
small.
这个信封太小了。
Do
you
have
this
shirt
in
a
smaller
size?
这衬衫你有小一点尺寸的吗？
18
Little
is
used,
especially
in
spoken
English,
to
show
how
you
feel
about
someone
or
something
small,
for
example
to
show
that
you
like
them,
dislike
them,
or
feel
sorry
for
them.
little
尤用在英语口语中表示你对小的人或东西的感觉，如喜欢、不喜欢或者同情
What
lovely
little
cakes!
多可爱的小蛋糕！
her
horrid
little
dog
她那条讨厌的小狗
19
You
can
say
‘smaller’
or
‘smallest’,
but
do
not
say
‘littler’
or
‘littlest’.
可以说 smaller 或 smallest，但不要说 littler 或 littlest
Her
feet
are
even
smaller
(NOT
不说
Iittler/more
little)
than
mine.
她的脚甚至比我的还要小。
20
small little
You
can
use
words
like
‘quite’,
‘very’
and
‘too’
in
front
of
,
but
do
not
use
them
with
.
small
前面可以使用 quite, very 和 too 这类单词，但 little 前则不能使用
a
very
small
car
(NOT
不说
very
little
car)
一辆很小的汽车
noun
21
the small of your back
the
lower
part
of
your
back
where
it
curves
后腰
22
smalls
underwear
[英，过时，非正式] 内衣
plural 复数 | BrE old-fashioned informal