small

/smɔːl//smɔːl/

★★★★★adj.

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smalls

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smaller
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adj

① 1(形状、规模)小的;小型的(←→big; large)2(房子等)狭小的3少的;少数的(←→large)
- He bought a small house in the village.他在村子里买了一栋小房子。
- a small town小镇
- a small man小男人
- He's rather small for his age.以他的年龄来说,他相当矮小。
- a small capital与小写字母同高的大写字母(略作s.c.)
- a small bottle of soda小瓶苏打水
- It's a small world.世界真小(★邂逅熟人时所说的话)。
- Only a small number of people came.只有少数人来。
- a small sum小金额
- He donated no small sum of money to the orphanage.他给那家孤儿院捐了不少钱。

② 1(错误等)无关紧要的2小气的;吝啬的;卑劣的3平凡的4小规模的
- He's a man with a small mind.他是个小气的人。
- He has a small printing company.他一家小规模的印刷公司。
- on a small scale小规模的[地]

③ (声音等)低的,轻的,细小的
- She talked in a small voice.她小声地说话。

④ (时间)短的

⑤[修饰[U]的名词]微量的;不多的
- (It is) small wonder that she left him.难怪她离开了他。

n

①[the small](细)小的部分
- the small of the back背部最窄的部分;后腰

②[用复数形]【英口】(洗衣服时的)小东西(内衣、手帕等)

adv

① (声音、文本等)细小地

字辨

small, little都是表示小的一般用语,不管用在何处,其意义往往大致相同:

It's a small [little] town.

不过, small指在客观上,数、量、大小等是小的,而little则有「小而可爱的」之意:

a small bird

a little bird

a small test不可说成a little test;而a small number of students则不可说成a little number of students。

tiny: 指极小的,如模型之小,亦可用于生物等

a tiny baby [insect]

(★并无该婴儿或昆虫比标准小之意)

短语

feel small
- ① 觉得渺小[惭愧、羞耻]
- Her generosity made me feel small.她的宽大使我感到惭愧。
in a small way
- ① 朴素地,俭约地;小规模地
- live in a small way过俭约的生活
- start business in a small way由小规模的事业开始
- I collect antiques in a small way.我小规模地搜集古董。
look small
- ① 觉得卑微;害羞
- He made me look small by correcting me in front of them.他在他们面前纠正我,使我丢脸。

同义词

insignificantadj.不重要的
littleadj.小的
minoradj.次要的
superficialadj.肤浅的
tinyadj.细小的
triflingadj.琐碎的
trivialadj.琐碎的

bantam
hushed
inconsiderable
inferior
junior
lesser
limited
low
low-key
low-keyed
lower
measly
minor-league
narrow
narrow-minded
negligible
niggling
nugatory
paltry
petite
petty
picayune
piddling
quiet
secondary
small-minded
smallish
smalltime
soft
subaltern
subdued
subordinate
under
whispery

belittled
diminished
humble
lowly
minuscule
modest
pocket-size
pocket-sized
small-scale

反义词

bigadj.大的
enormousadj.庞大的
greatadj.大的
hugeadj.巨大的
immenseadj.极大的
importantadj.重要的
largeadj.大的
significantadj.重要的
substantialadj.大量的
vastadj.巨大的

词路径

entity
physical entity
thing
part
piece
body part
small

上位词

body part
size

词汇	small
释义	small /smɔːl//smɔːl/ ★★★★★adj. small smalls small smaller smallest adj ① 1(形状、规模)小的;小型的(←→big; large)2(房子等)狭小的3少的;少数的(←→large) He bought a small house in the village.他在村子里买了一栋小房子。 a small town小镇 a small man小男人 He's rather small for his age.以他的年龄来说,他相当矮小。 a small capital与小写字母同高的大写字母(略作s.c.) a small bottle of soda小瓶苏打水 It's a small world.世界真小(★邂逅熟人时所说的话)。 Only a small number of people came.只有少数人来。 a small sum小金额 He donated no small sum of money to the orphanage.他给那家孤儿院捐了不少钱。 ② 1(错误等)无关紧要的2小气的;吝啬的;卑劣的3平凡的4小规模的 He's a man with a small mind.他是个小气的人。 He has a small printing company.他一家小规模的印刷公司。 on a small scale小规模的[地] ③ (声音等)低的,轻的,细小的 She talked in a small voice.她小声地说话。 ④ (时间)短的 ⑤[修饰[U]的名词]微量的;不多的 (It is) small wonder that she left him.难怪她离开了他。 n ①[the small](细)小的部分 the small of the back背部最窄的部分;后腰 ②[用复数形]【英口】(洗衣服时的)小东西(内衣、手帕等) adv ① (声音、文本等)细小地字辨 small, little都是表示小的一般用语,不管用在何处,其意义往往大致相同: It's a small [little] town. 不过, small指在客观上,数、量、大小等是小的,而little则有「小而可爱的」之意: a small bird a little bird a small test不可说成a little test;而a small number of students则不可说成a little number of students。 tiny: 指极小的,如模型之小,亦可用于生物等 a tiny baby [insect] (★并无该婴儿或昆虫比标准小之意) 短语 feel small ① 觉得渺小[惭愧、羞耻] Her generosity made me feel small.她的宽大使我感到惭愧。 in a small way ① 朴素地,俭约地;小规模地 live in a small way过俭约的生活 start business in a small way由小规模的事业开始 I collect antiques in a small way.我小规模地搜集古董。 look small ① 觉得卑微;害羞 He made me look small by correcting me in front of them.他在他们面前纠正我,使我丢脸。同义词 insignificantadj.不重要的 littleadj.小的 minoradj.次要的 superficialadj.肤浅的 tinyadj.细小的 triflingadj.琐碎的 trivialadj.琐碎的 bantam hushed inconsiderable inferior junior lesser limited low low-key low-keyed lower measly minor-league narrow narrow-minded negligible niggling nugatory paltry petite petty picayune piddling quiet secondary small-minded smallish smalltime soft subaltern subdued subordinate under whispery belittled diminished humble lowly minuscule modest pocket-size pocket-sized small-scale 反义词 bigadj.大的 enormousadj.庞大的 greatadj.大的 hugeadj.巨大的 immenseadj.极大的 importantadj.重要的 largeadj.大的 significantadj.重要的 substantialadj.大量的 vastadj.巨大的词路径 entity physical entity thing part piece body part small 上位词 body part size
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