1. | （尺寸、数量、程度等）小的not large in size, number, degree, amount, etc. |
a small house/town/car/man 小房子；小镇；小型汽车；小个子男人 | |
A much smaller number of students passed than I had expected. 通过考试的学生比我预计的少得多。 | |
They're having a relatively small wedding. 他们的婚礼不准备大办。 | |
That dress is too small for you. 那件连衣裙你穿太小。 | |
‘I don't agree,’ he said in a small(= quiet) voice. “我不同意。”他小声说。 |
2. | （服装、食品、家庭用品等）小号的，小型的used to describe one size in a range of sizes of clothes, food, products used in the house, etc. |
small, medium, large 小号、中号、大号 | |
This is too big─have you got a small one? 这个太大了，有没有小的？ |
3. | （同类事物中）小的not as big as sth else of the same kind |
the small intestine 小肠 |
4. | 年幼的；幼小的young |
They have three small children. 他们有三个年幼的孩子。 | |
We travelled around a lot when I was small. 我小的时候，我们时常四处旅行。 | |
As a small boy he had spent most of his time with his grandparents. 他幼年时多半时间是跟爷爷奶奶在一起。 |
5. | 些微的；不重要的slight; not important |
I made only a few small changes to the report. 我对报告只做了几处小改动。 | |
She noticed several small errors in his work. 她注意到他作业中有几处小错。 | |
Everything had been planned down to the smallest detail. 一切都已做了细致入微的安排。 | |
It was no small achievement getting her to agree to the deal. 能让她同意那笔交易可是个不小的成就。 |
6. | [ubn] 小规模的not doing business on a very large scale |
a small farmer 小农场主 | |
The government is planning to give more help to small businesses. 政府正计划给予小企业更多帮助。 |
7. | [ubn] 小写的not written or printed as capitals |
Should I write ‘god’ with a small ‘g’ or a capital? god 里面的字母 g，我该写成小写还是大写？ | |
She's a socialist with a small ‘s’(= she has socialist ideas but is not a member of a socialist party) . 她信仰社会主义，但不是社会党人。 |
8. | [obn] 极少的；不多的little; not much |
The government has small cause for optimism. 几乎没有什么可以使政府感到乐观的。 | |
They have small hope of succeeding. 他们成功的希望不大。 |
Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies. 嗨，至少你没受伤。我想这就该让我们知足了。 |
Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies. 嗨，至少你没受伤。我想这就该让我们知足了。 |
