
好词典
源自中古英语 smal(小的)+ 比较级后缀 -er,与古高地德语 smal 同源。
❶ 指在尺寸、数量或程度上比另一个事物更小的,用于比较两者之间的差异。
“This box is smaller than that one.”
(这个盒子比那个小。)
“She chose the smaller portion to save calories.”
(她选了较小的一份以控制热量。)
smaller than — 用于比较两个事物,表示前者比后者更小。
“My apartment is smaller than yours.”
(我的公寓比你的小。)
grow smaller — 描述某物逐渐变小或减少的过程。
“The island appeared to grow smaller as we sailed away.”
(随着我们驶离,岛屿看起来越来越小。)