一、详细释义:
adj.
(尺寸、数量、程度、年龄等)小的
例句:
They tried to row the small boat off with a paddle.
他们试图用桨把小船划开。
例句:
He got off with a small fine.
他交了一小笔罚款了事。
些微的,不重要的
例句:
A king ruling a kingdom considered small or unimportant.
小国之君统治小块的或不重要的领地的君主。
例句:
He played a small part in the play.
他在这出戏里演一个小角色。
小规模的
例句:
In some areas, there are small schools serving a few farm families, and the children walk to school.
有些地区,设有小规模的学校为少数几个农民家庭服务,孩子们走着去上学。
例句:
Small disturbances that were precursors of the revolution to come .
预示革命将爆发的小规模动乱。
小写的
例句:
Small letters as well as capital letters in printed or displayed data.
打印数据或显示数据中的小写字母及大写字母。
例句:
Capital I stands for the number of protons in the nucleus, and small z is the z coordinate of the electron.
大写I代表核中质子数,小写z是电子的z坐标。
年幼的
例句:
I was as much of a nuisance as any small boy.
我小时候象任何一个小男孩那样很讨人嫌。
例句:
When I was small, I once read a jingle.
我小时候念过一顺口溜。
adv.
成为小块
例句:
He is cutting the cake small.
他在把蛋糕切成小块。
小小地
n.
后腰
例句:
Place your hands on the small of your back and breathe in.
双手置于腰部,吸气。
例句:
"The pain runs from the small of my back right down my left thigh," he told the doctor.
他告诉医生说:“从后腰一直到左大腿都疼得很。”
(smalls)小件衣服,尤指内衣
二、词义辨析:
little,small,tiny,minute,miniature
这些形容词均有“小的”之意。little指在体积、数量、距离、年龄、身材等方面比正常的小,多带主观感情色彩,含小而可爱或小巧的意味。small多指数量、面积、体积、价值、数字或意义等的小或少,指略小于正常的大小。tiny强调与同类或其他物体比较,小得超出正常比例,有时带强烈的感情色彩。minute指小得难看见,有时需用显微镜才看得见。miniature指由正常体积微缩的物体。
三、相关短语:
small beer
淡啤酒;无足轻重,微不足道
small capital
n.[计] 小体大写字母
small change
n.小面值硬币,零钱,无聊话
small computer system interface
n. 小型计算机系统接口
small fry
1.小鱼,鱼苗2.小动物,幼畜3.儿童4.小人物;小东西;无足轻重的人(或事物)