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small ♦︎ little ♦︎ tiny ♦︎ miniature ♦︎ compact ♦︎ minute ♦︎ microscopicThese words all describe sth that is not large in size, number, degree or amount or not as large as sth else of the same type.这些词均表示小的、细小的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达小的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a small / little / tiny / miniature house / town / room◆a small / little / tiny / miniature / compact car◆a small / little / tiny / minute / microscopic detail◆a small / little / tiny baby / child◆a small / little boy / girl / man / woman◆small / little / tiny / minute / microscopic particles / organisms / creatures◆a small / little / tiny bit (of sth)◆a small / tiny / minute amount / quantity / trace / fraction◆very / quite / relatively / comparatively small / little / tiny / compact◆extremely / really small / little / tiny◆rather small / little / compact■smallnot large in size, number, degree or amount; not as large as other things of the same type(尺寸、数量、程度或同类事物中)小的◆Their apartment's pretty small.他们的公寓相当小。◆That dress is too small for you.那件连衣裙你穿太小。◆They're having a relatively small wedding.他们准备办一个不太隆重的婚礼。◆These shoes are too big. Do you have some in a smaller size?这双鞋太大,有小一号的吗?OPPlarge,big ⇨ large■little [usually before noun] (not usually used in the comparative or superlative通常不用于比较级或最高级形式) small小的◆A little boy was standing on the doorstep.一个小男孩站在门前。◆What a cute little baby!多逗人喜爱的小宝宝啊!◆She gave a little laugh.她微微一笑。◆I was a little bit afraid of him.我有点儿怕他。◆Here's a little something(= a small present) for your birthday.这是送给你的生日小礼物。OPPbig,large ⇨ largeNOTE辨析 Small or little?Small is the most usual opposite of big or large. Little is often used to show how you feel about sb/sth, especially after other adjectives, such as ugly, nice or cute. It can also be used when you think sb/sth is not important. * small是big或large的最常用的反义词。little常带感情色彩,特别是用在其他形容词后面时更是如此,如ugly、nice或cute。该词也可用于认为某人或某事不重要的情况◆You'll feel a little sting.你会觉得有点儿刺痛。◆What a horrible little man!多么令人讨厌的家伙!The forms littler and littlest are rare; it is more common to use smaller and smallest. * littler和littlest这两种形式都很少见,常用的是smaller和smallest。■tiny ˈtaɪni very small in size or amount极小的;微小的;微量的◆His room is absolutely tiny.他的房间极小。◆She held the tiny baby in her arms.她把那小小的婴儿抱在怀里。◆Only a tiny minority hold such extreme views.只有极少数人持这样极端的观点。◆We come from a tiny little town in up-state New York.我们来自纽约州北部一个丁点儿大的小镇。◆There's only one little tiny problem with the booking.预订仅出了一个极小的问题。OPPhuge,enormous ⇨ huge■miniature ˈmɪnətʃə(r), NAmE also ˈmɪnətʃʊr [only before noun] (no comparative or superlative无比较级和最高级) much smaller than the usual size of other things of the same type很小的;微型的;小型的◆It belongs to a rare breed of miniature horses.它是一种罕见的小矮马。◆In the centre of the table was a bowl filled with miniature roses.桌子中央有一只碗,碗里插满了小玫瑰花。◆They expect their children to behave like miniature adults.他们希望自己的孩子举止像个小大人。ⓘ Miniature versions of plants or animals are usually deliberately bred to be small. * miniature形容动植物时通常指专门培育出来的微型植物或动物。■compactkəmˈpækt small and easy to carry; using or filling only a small amount of space小型的;袖珍的;紧凑的;体积小的◆a compact camera袖珍照相机◆The kitchen was compact but well-equipped.这间厨房虽然空间小但设备齐全。■minutemaɪˈnjuːt, NAmE also maɪˈnuːtextremely small极小的;微小的;细微的◆There were minute traces of the drug present in his blood.他的血液中有微量的毒品成分。◆The kitchen on the boat is minute.船上的厨房小极了。■microscopicˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk; NAmEˌmaɪkrəˈskɑːpɪk [usually before noun] extremely small and difficult or impossible to see without a microscope(= an instrument used in scientific study to make very small things look larger)极小的;微小的;须用显微镜观察的◆It is claimed that the fumes contain microscopic particles of carbon.据称这些烟雾中含有碳的微粒。