| 单词 | small |
| 释义 | small UK [smɔ:l] US [smɑ:l] adjective LIMITED 有限的 ESSENTIAL ■limited 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.艾拉是她班上个头最小的女孩。 •That jacket's too small for •He's small for •Only a small number •The number of women in parliament is pitifully •Liqueurs are usually drunk in UK [smɔ:l] US [smɑ:l] adjective YOUNG 年轻的 IMPROVER ■describes a very young child that is older than a baby 年幼的，幼小的 •Looking after small children can be very tiring.照顾幼儿会很累人。 UK [smɔ:l] US [smɑ:l] adjective LIMITED ACTIVITY 有限的活动 IMPROVER [before noun] ■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 quite a small eater •If you can help us in a small way UK [smɔ:l] US [smɑ:l] adjective NOT IMPORTANT 不重要的 ■not important or effective 不重要的，微不足道的 •Talking to her makes me feel •He's always trying to make me look UK [smɔ:l] US [smɑ:l] adjective LETTER SIZE 字母的大小 [before noun] ■describes letters that 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。 ■UK ■A conservative with a small 'c' is someone who has traditional values, such as disliking change in society, rather than being a member or supporter of the Conservative Party. We can use this structure with other words to say something is more general or less extreme than the usual meaning 一般的，非极端的 •Management is all about politics with a small 'p'.管理完全是一种权术手腕。 UK [smɔ:l] US [smɑ:l] adjective grateful / thankful for small mercies ■If someone should be grateful/thankful for small mercies, they should be grateful for something although it is not as good as they would like 为情况还过得去表示庆幸 •We've only raised a quarter of the money we needed, but I suppose we must be thankful for small mercies.我们只筹到了所需钱款的四分之一，但我认为这已经很不错了。 UK [smɔ:l] US [smɑ:l] adjective It's a small world. saying ■said to show your surprise that people or events in different places are connected 这世界真小；真有这等巧事；无巧不成书 •So you know my old science teacher! Well, it's certainly a small world, isn't it?原来你认识我以前的理科老师！嘿，这真是太巧了，不是吗？ UK [smɔ:l] US [smɑ:l] adjective a small fortune informal ■a large sum of money 一大笔钱 •You'll have to spend UK [smɔ:l] US [smɑ:l] adjective small wonder ■used to mean that something is not surprising 毫不奇怪 •After five years with the company she hadn't been promoted - small wonder then that UK [smɔ:l] US [smɑ:l] adverb ■in a small size 小，不大 •The instructions are printed so small I can hardly read them.说明书的字体印刷得很小，我几乎看不清。 UK [smɔ:l] US [smɑ:l] noun UNDERWEAR 内衣 smalls [plural] UK old-fashioned informal ■underwear, especially when being washed or about to be washed （尤指正在洗或要洗的）内衣 •Have you got any smalls that need washing?你有没有要洗的内衣？ UK [smɔ:l] US [smɑ:l] noun BODY 身体 the small of your back ■the middle of the lower back 后腰部 •I have a pain in |
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