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not large in size, number, degree, amount, etc. （尺寸、数量、程度等）小的 a small town/village/community 小镇/村庄/社区 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。 a small amount/percentage/sample 少量/百分比/样品 a small group/minority 一小群人/少数人 Because of the small size of the sample, findings cannot be generalized. 由于样本量小，调查结果不能一概而论。 They're having a relatively small wedding. 他们准备办个相对小型的婚礼。 - small for somebody/something
That dress is too small for you. 那件连衣裙你穿太小。 The cheeses are produced locally and only on a small scale. 奶酪在当地生产，而且规模很小。 a small part/piece/portion 一小部分/一小块/一小部分 a small area/country/island 小地区/国家/岛屿 a small house/room/car 小房子/小房间/小汽车 small animals 小动物 a small man 小男人 The world seems so small now. 世界现在看起来好小。 With just under 600 residents, it was small for a city. 居民不到600人，对一个城市来说是很小的。 ‘I don't agree,’ he said in a small (= quiet) voice. “我不同意。” 他小声说。
Extra ExamplesChoose plants that will stay small. 选择那些不会长得很大的植物。 My coat was rather small for Bob. 我的外套鲍勃穿太小。 Technology has made the world smaller. 科技让世界变小。 The kite grew smaller and smaller and finally disappeared altogether. 风筝变得越来越小，最后完全看不见了。 Add a small amount of liquid to the mixture. 向混合物中加入少量液体。 He has incredibly small handwriting. 他的字小得令人难以置信。 He would try anything to make her even the smallest degree happier. 为了使她哪怕比现在高兴一丁点儿，他愿意做任何事情。 She comes from a small town in the Mid-West. 她来自中西部的一个小镇。 The candidate with the smallest number of votes has to stand down. 得票最少的候选人必须下台。 Their apartment's pretty small. 他们的公寓相当小。 These shoes are too big. Do you have some in a smaller size? 这双鞋太大，有小一号的吗？ You can grow a stunning display of flowers even in the smallest garden. 即使在最小的花园里，你也可以种植出令人惊艳的花朵。 The house would be small for a family of your size. 这房子对你这样大的家庭来说太小了。 The text files are comparatively small in size. 文本文件相对较小。 He is small for his age. 就他的年龄而言，他很小。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- for
- big and small
- large and small
- smaller and smaller
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used to describe one size in a range of sizes of clothes, food, products used in the house, etc. （服装、食品、家庭用品等）小号的，小型的 The T-shirts come in small, medium and large. t恤有小号、中号和大号三种。 This is too big—have you got a small one? 这个太大了，有没有小的？
not as big as something else of the same kind （同类事物中）小的 the small intestine 小肠
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slight; not important 些微的；不重要的 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。 Don’t worry. It’s only a small problem. 别担心，只是小问题。 Can I ask you a small favour? 你能帮我个小忙吗？
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not doing business on a very large scale 小规模的 - [usually before noun]
not written or printed as capitals 小写的 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。
- [only before noun]
(used with uncountable nouns 与不可数名词连用 little; not much 极少的；不多的
not large小
young年幼
not important不重要
business企业
letters字母
not much少
Word OriginOld English smæl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch smal and German schmal.
Idioms
be grateful/thankful for small mercies
a big fish (in a small pond)
an important person (in a small community) （小圈子里的）大人物
don’t sweat the small stuff
- (North American English, informal)
used to tell somebody not to worry about small details or things that are not important 不要为鸡毛蒜皮的事伤脑筋
great and small
of all sizes or types 大小；高低；贵贱 all creatures great and small 所有大小生物
in a big/small way
it’s a small world
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used to express your surprise when you meet somebody you know in an unexpected place, or when you are talking to somebody and find out that you both know the same person （意外遇见某人或发现对方也认识某人时表示惊讶）世界真小
look/feel small
to look or feel stupid, weak, ashamed, etc. 显得（或感觉）矮人一截；愧不如人 There’s no need to make me look small in front of all these people. 没必要让我在这些人面前显得渺小。 I felt really small when I realized how much time he’d spent on it. 当我意识到他在这件事上花了多少时间时，我感到自己很渺小。
(it’s) no/little/small wonder (that)…
it is not surprising 小写的 It is little wonder (that) she was so upset. 她如此心烦意乱，并不奇怪。 - (informal)
No wonder you're tired—you've been walking for hours. 难怪你累了呢，你一直走了好几个小时。 No wonder you're still single—you never go out! 难怪你还单身 － 你太宅了！
the small/early hours
(also especially Scottish English the wee small hours, especially North American English the wee hours)
the period of time very early in the morning, soon after midnight 午夜刚过的一段时间；凌晨时分 We worked well into the small hours. 我们一直工作到了午夜之后。 The fighting began in the early hours of Saturday morning. 战斗在星期六凌晨打响了。 The party continued well into the early hours. 聚会一直持续到第二天凌晨。
(it’s) small/little/no wonder (that)…
it is not surprising 小写的 It is small wonder (that) she was so upset. 难怪她如此沮丧。 - (informal)
No wonder you're tired—you've been walking for hours. 难怪你累了呢，你一直走了好几个小时。
a/the still small voice
- (literary)
the voice of God or your conscience, that tells you to do what is morally right 上帝的教示；良心的呼唤
