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small

UK //smɔːl//US //smɔːl//

词源

源自古英语 smæl,与古高地德语 smal、古诺尔斯语 smali 同源,最初可能指细长的物体。

adjective

❶ 形容物体尺寸不大,比一般或预期的要小。可以指具体物品的体积,也可以形容抽象概念的程度。

“She lives in a small apartment in the city.”

(她住在城里的一间小公寓里。)

“The baby's hands are very small.”

(婴儿的手非常小。)

❶ 形容数量少或规模有限。常用于描述群体、金额或变化幅度等。

“Only a small number of people attended the meeting.”

(只有少数人参加了会议。)

“We're starting with a small budget this year.”

(今年我们启动的预算很少。)

同义词:little, tiny, petite, compact, miniature

noun

❶ 指小尺寸的物品或事物的较小部分。常用于服装尺码或物体的细节部位。

“This dress comes in small, medium and large.”

(这件连衣裙有小号、中号和大号。)

“The small of the back is a sensitive area.”

(腰部是敏感部位。)

同义词:small size, detail, particular

常见短语

small talk — 指社交场合中的闲聊,通常是不涉及重要话题的轻松对话。

“We made some small talk about the weather before the meeting started.”

(会议开始前,我们闲聊了几句天气。)

small fortune — 形容花费了大量金钱,虽然字面意思是小财富,但实际表达花费很多。

“That designer bag cost me a small fortune.”

(那个设计师包包花了我一大笔钱。)

small hours — 指凌晨时分,通常是午夜到黎明前的几个小时。

“He worked until the small hours of the morning.”

(他一直工作到凌晨。)