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[英] [smɔ:l] [美] [smɔl] 生词本

adj.

adv.

n.

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1. ADJ-GRADED (尺寸)小的 A small person, thing, or amount of something is not large in physical size. 

  • She is small for her age...

    她看上去比同龄人个头小。

  • The window was far too small for him to get through...

    窗户对他来说实在太小，他钻不过去。

  • Next door to the garage is a small orchard area...

    紧挨着车库是一座小果园。

smallness

  • Amy had not mentioned the smallness and bareness of Luis's home.

    埃米没有提及路易斯家里多么小多么空。

2. ADJ-GRADED 数目少的;含量小的 A small group or quantity consists of only a few people or things. 

  • A small group of students meets regularly to learn Japanese...

    一小组学生定期聚在一起学习日语。

  • Guns continued to be produced in small numbers.

    枪支继续被小批量地制造出来。

3. ADJ-GRADED 年纪小的;幼小的 A small child is a very young child. 

  • I have a wife and two small children...

    我有一个妻子和两个年幼的孩子。

  • What were you like when you were small?

    你小的时候是什么样子？

4. ADJ-GRADED 不重要的;无足轻重的;程度小的 You use small to describe something that is not significant or great in degree. 

  • It's quite easy to make quite small changes to the way that you work...

    对工作方式作一些小的改变会比较容易。

  • No detail was too small to escape her attention...

    再小的细节都逃不过她的眼睛。

  • He believes this to be a relatively small problem.

    他认为这相对而言是一个小问题。

5. ADJ-GRADED (企业或公司)小规模的，小型的 Small businesses or companies employ a small number of people and do business with a small number of clients. 

  • ...shops, restaurants and other small businesses...

    商店、饭馆以及其他小企业

  • Tool companies here are generally small.

    这里制造工具的公司普遍规模不大。

6. ADJ-GRADED (嗓音)微弱的，轻柔的 If someone speaks in a small voice, they speak in a quiet, high voice because they are frightened or ashamed. 

  • 'I'm scared,' she said in a very small voice.

    她非常小声地说：“我很害怕。”

7. ADJ-GRADED 渺小的;自惭形秽的 If someone makes you look or feel small, they make you look or feel stupid or ashamed. 

  • This may just be another of her schemes to make me look small...

    这也许是她处心积虑要让我自惭形秽的另一步棋。

  • When your children misbehave tell them without making them feel small.

    孩子表现不佳时要让他们知道，但不能让他们自惭形秽。

8. N-SING (人体的)腰背部 The small of your back is the bottom part of your back that curves in slightly. 

  • Place your hands on the small of your back and breathe in.

    双手置于腰部，吸气。

9. See also: smalls;   the small hours→see: hour;  small wonder→see: wonder; 
Usage Note :

You can use the adjective small rather than little to draw attention to the fact that something is small. For instance, you cannot say 'The town is little' or 'I have a very little car', but you can say 'The town is small' or 'I have a very small car'. Little is a less precise word than small, and may be used to suggest the speaker's feelings or attitude towards the person or thing being described. For that reason, little is often used after another adjective. What a nice little house you've got here!... Shut up, you horrible little boy!

表示物体小的时候用 small，而不用 little，例如，不能说 The town is little 或者 I have a very little car，但是可以说 The town is small (这个城镇很小)，I have a very small car (我有一辆很小的车)。little 的意义不及 small 精确，可以用来表示说话人对所说的人或物的感情或态度。因此 little 常用于其他形容词之后，例如：What a nice little house you've got here (你这房子多么漂亮小巧呀)，Shut up, you horrible little boy (闭嘴！你这个可恶的小家伙)。

Noun

1. the slender part of the back

2. a garment size for a small person

Adjective

1. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent;

  • "a little dining room"
  • "a little house"
  • "a small car"
  • "a little (or small) group"
  • "a small voice"

2. limited in size or scope;

  • "a small business"
  • "a newspaper with a modest circulation"
  • "small-scale plans"
  • "a pocket-size country"

3. low or inferior in station or quality;

  • "a humble cottage"
  • "a lowly parish priest"
  • "a modest man of the people"
  • "small beginnings"

4. not fully grown;

  • "what a big little boy you are"
  • "small children"

5. too small to be seen except under a microscope

6. not large but sufficient in size or amount;

  • "a modest salary"
  • "modest inflation"
  • "helped in my own small way"

7. (of a voice) faint;

  • "a little voice"
  • "a still small voice"

8. slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope;

  • "a series of death struggles with small time in between"

9. made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth);

  • "her comments made me feel small"

10. lowercase;

  • "little a"
  • "small a"
  • "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"

11. have fine or very small constituent particles;

  • "a small misty rain"
Adverb

1. on a small scale;

  • "think small"
  • antonym： big

机械

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  • 1.小功率同步电动机
  • 2.small-power syn-chronous motor 转子转速与电源频率保持恒定比例关系的交流小功率电动机。

物理学

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  • 1.小信号增益
  • 2.small-signal gain

计算机

  • 1.【印】小写；【修】小(型)[S,SML];= Selenium diode Matrix ALloy Logic,硒合金二极管矩阵逻辑(电路)
1. The efforts on closedown and suspension of small sugar refineries, small saccharin refineries and small paper mills are also being carried out in steps.
关停小糖厂、小糖精厂、小造纸厂的工作也已逐步展开。

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2. "Bang!Bang!"the small boy brandished a phoney pistol and shouted.
“砰！砰！”那小男孩挥舞着一支假手枪，口中嚷嚷着。

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3. A big truck tried to get into a small parking space and fouled up traffic.
一辆试图开进小停车场的大卡车把交通阻塞了。

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4. A flurry of wind upset the small boat.
一阵疾风吹翻了小船。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5. A mouse is a small animal.
老鼠是一种小动物。

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6. A musician can appreciate small differences in sounds.
音乐家能辨别声音中极细微的差别。

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7. A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.
这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。

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8. A small amount of alcohol was introduced into the mixture.
把少量的烈性酒掺入到这种混合剂中。

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9. A small baby has no concept of right and wrong.
婴儿没有是非概念。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10. A small bathroom has been partitioned off from the original kitchen.
从原来的厨房隔出一间小浴室来。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

11. A small boat drifted in during the night, with no one on board.
夜间漂来一条无人的小船。

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12. A small boat edged down upon the big steamer.
一只小艇缓缓驶近那艘大轮船。

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13. A small chicken bone lodged in his throat, and had to be removed by a doctor.
一小块鸡骨头卡在他的喉咙里，不得不让医生取出来。

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14. A small child's confusion in distinguishing the right from the wrong is quite natural.
小孩子不明是非是很正常的。

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15. A small crowd gathered around the speaker to hear what he had to say.
一伙人聚集在演讲者的周围，听他要讲些什么。

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16. A small crowd gathered round the speaker to hear what he had to say.
一伙人聚集在演讲者的周围，听他要讲些什么。

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17. A small fishing-boat was carried miles out to sea by a powerful fish as it pulled on the line.
一条小渔般被一条力气强大的鱼拖着鱼线带数英里以外的海上去了。

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18. A small flag fluttered in the breeze.
一面小旗在微风中飘动。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

19. A small green snake slithered across the wet road.
一条小绿蛇爬过潮湿的道路。

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20. A small leak will sink a great ship.
小漏洞能使大船沉没。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》