small

[smɔ:l]

adj.小的, 年幼的, 少的, 不重要的, 小气的
adv.小地, 小块地,小声地
n.狭小部分, (pl.)零星物品,(pl.)小件衣服

a.

1. 小的; 小型的

My bedroom is smaller than yours.

我的卧室比你的小。

2. 少的, 少量的; 几乎没有的

He has small hope of getting the job.

他没什么希望获得那份工作。

3. 细小的, 瘦小的; 幼小的

Dave is a small man.

戴夫长得瘦小。

4. 低微的; 不重要的

He played a small part in the play.

他在这出戏里演一个小角色。

5. 小气的; 卑劣的; 小心眼儿的

It's small of him to act like that.

他那样做未免太小气了。

6. 轻微的; (声音)低的

She talked in a small voice with her boyfriend.

她细声细气地跟她男友说话。

7. (字母)小写的

ad.

1. 小声地

She spoke as small as possible.

她尽量放低声音说话。

2. 小小地, 细小地

She writes a bit too small.

她的字写得太小了一点。

3. 小气地; 卑鄙地

4. 轻蔑地

They thought small of him at first.

他们起初都小看他。

5. 成小块地

n.

1. 细小(或狭小)的部分[the S]

2. 小件物品[P]

3. 矮小的人[C]

词形变化

形容词: smallish | 形容词比较级: smaller | 形容词最高级: smallest | 名词: smallness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.微小的

little  slight  puny

a.不重要的

insignificant  unimportant  trivial  

同义参见:

tiny  fussy  miniature  minute  dainty  petite  petty  short  scanty  baby  mere  

反义:

a.小的; 不重要的

large  big  great  

反义参见:

gigantic  huge  grand  gross  giant  enormous  

英英释义

名词 small:

the slender part of the back

a garment size for a small person

形容词 small:

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

同义词：little

limited in size or scope

同义词：minor, modest, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized

low or inferior in station or quality

同义词：humble, low, lowly, modest

(of children and animals) young, immature

同义词：little

not large but sufficient in size or amount

同义词：modest

(of a voice) faint

同义词：little

slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope

made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

同义词：belittled, diminished

lowercase

同义词：little, minuscule

have fine or very small constituent particles

副词 small:

on a small scale

补充

smallsmall英:[smɔ:l] 美:[smɔl]adj.1.小的, 少的The pitch is too small to play football on.球场太小了, 无法踢足球。A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。2.年幼的, 幼小的I lived in the country when I was small.我小时候住在乡下。3.小规模的, 小范围的The small shops were merged into a large market.那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。4.不重要的; 微不足道的; 微小的My influence over her is small.我对她的影响不大。5.小气的, 心胸狭窄的He was a man with a small mind.他是一个心胸狭窄的人。It is small of her to wish for payment.她还希望得到报酬, 真小气。

例句

1. a small group of students一小群学生 2. She is small for her age.她比同龄人显得矮小。 3. The difference is very small.差异很小, 微不足道。 4. He made a lot of small mistakes.他犯了很多小错误。 5. No detail was too small to escape her attention.任何微小的细节都逃不过她的眼睛。 6. shops, restaurants and other small businesses商铺、饭店和其他小型企业 7. What were you like when you were small?你小时候长什么样子？ 8. She has two small children.她有两个小孩。 9. 'I'm scared,' she said in a very small voice.“我害怕。”她低声说。 10. a small effort吹灰之力 11. They had small minds and no breadth of vision.他们思维狭隘, 视野不够宽阔。 12. From small beginnings both men built large fortunes.两个出身卑微的人却创造了巨大的财富。 13. Garcia says there are no small roles, only small actors.加西亚说没有小角色, 只有小演员。 14. Do you want the small or the large?你想要大的还是小的？ 15. You have to cut it small.你必须把它切成碎块。 16. I wrote small to fit more words on the page.为了在一张纸上写更多字, 我把字写得很小。 17. the room was small and quiet.房间小而安静。 18. the small hill that sheltered the house.护着这所房子的小山。 19. a rather small amount of money.一小笔钱。 20. as a small boy, he spent his days either reading or watching cricket.当他是个小男孩的时候，他每天要么读书，要么看板球。 21. they are diehard conservatives, with a small c.他们是顽固的一般保守主义者，而非保守党员。 22. these are small points.这几点都无关紧要。 23. at dinner, some of the smaller neighbours were invited.宴会中，一些不起眼的邻居也被邀请了。 24. the captain had been paying small attention.船长一直漠不关心。 25. a small farmer.小农场主。 26. ‘I'm scared, ’ she said in a small voice.“我吓坏了，”她小声地说。 27. the okra cut up small.秋葵被切碎。 28. you shouldn't write so small.你不应该把字写得这么小。 29. in a small way his life has been improved.他的生活稍有改善。 30. a matter of no small consequence.具有相当重要意义的事件。 31. her business was small potatoes.她的买卖微不足道。 32. it's small wonder that her emotions had see-sawed.她情绪起伏不足为奇。 33. a small car/flat/town小汽车；小公寓；小镇 34. a small group of people一小群人 35. a small amount of money少量金钱 36. That dress is too small for you.那条连衣裙太小，你穿不下。 37. He has a wife and three small children.他有妻子和三个年幼的子女。 38. When I was small we lived in a big old house.我小时候住在一所又大又旧的房子里。 39. Don't worry. It's only a small problem.别担心，只是小问题。 40. She's painted the picture far too small.她那幅画画得太小了。 41. They live in a small house.他们住在一所小房子里。 42. a small glass of soda一小杯汽水 43. She moved to a smaller town.她搬到了一个较小的镇子。 44. The toy is small enough to fit in my pocket.这个玩具小，可以装进我的口袋。 45. He has small hands.他的手小。 46. This room is a little smaller than that one.这间房比那间小一点。 47. a small crowd/group/company/party/school一小群人；一个小组；一家小公司；一个小党派；一所小学校 48. a small supply/number少量供应；小数目 49. The movie was a small success.这部电影是一次小小的成功。 50. There is a small [=slight] chance that they can still win.他们仍然有些许胜出的概率。 51. a small matter小事 52. There are still a few small details we have to deal with.还有几个小细节需要我们处理。 53. It's only a small mistake.这只是个小错误。 54. The change had only a small impact on the community.这种变化对社区只造成了小小的影响。 55. I loved the playground when I was small.小时候，我喜欢在操场上玩耍。 56. a small boy小男孩 57. They have two small children.他们有两个年幼的孩子。 58. She works for a small company.她在一家小公司上班。 59. small businesses/dealers/investors小生意/经销商/投资者 60. a small advertising campaign小规模广告宣传 61. a small fund-raiser小额资金募集者 62. "The first letter is a capital, but the rest are small."首字母大写，其余字母小写。 63. a small voice轻微的声音 64. He's just trying to make you feel small.他就是要让你觉得尴尬。 65. He felt very small to be caught cheating.被发现作弊，他感到羞愧不已。 66. A child's happiness is due in no small measure [=in no small part] to its parents.孩子的幸福在很大程度上取决于父母。 67. These shirts are all smalls.这些衬衣都是小号的。 68. “What size ice-cream cones do you want?” “We'll take three larges and a small.”“你们要多大的蛋筒冰激凌？”“我们要三个大的一个小的。” 69. I felt a sharp pain in the small of my back.我感到后腰一阵剧疼。