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small

adjective
 OPAL S
/smɔːl/
/smɔːl/
(comparative smaller, superlative smallest)
Idioms
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    not large小

  1.  
     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 Examples
    • Choose 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
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • for
    phrases
    • big and small
    • large and small
    • smaller and smaller
    • …
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  2.  
    (abbreviation S)
    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？
  3. not as big as something else of the same kind（同类事物中）小的
    • the small intestine小肠
    4.

    young年幼

  4.  
     young年幼的；幼小的
    • 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.

    not important不重要

  5.  
     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？
    6.

    business企业

  6.  
     [usually before noun] not doing business on a very large scale小规模的
    • small companies/firms小公司/公司
    • 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。
    • a small farmer小农场主
    • small investors小额投资者
    • Employers, large and small, face massive fines.所有用人单位，无论大小，都面临巨额罚款。
    7.

    letters字母

  7. [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。
    8.

    not much少

  8. [only before noun] (used with uncountable nouns与不可数名词连用) little; not much极少的；不多的
    • 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。
    9. Word OriginOld English smæl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch smal and German schmal.
Idioms
be grateful/thankful for small mercies
  1. to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been为情况不太坏而庆幸
    • Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies.好啦，至少你没受伤。我想这就该让我们知足了。
a big fish (in a small pond)
  1. an important person (in a small community)（小圈子里的）大人物
don’t sweat the small stuff
  1. (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
  1. 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
  1. on a large/small scale大／小规模地
    • The new delivery service has taken off in a big way.新的递送服务迅速走红。
    • Many people are investing in a small way in the stock market.许多人都在小量地向证券市场投资。
    • He then started spending money in a big way.他那时开始大把地花钱。
it’s a small world
  1. (saying) 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
  1. 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。
    Topics Feelingsc2
(it’s) no/little/small wonder (that)…
  1. 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)
  1. 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。
    Topics Timec2
(it’s) small/little/no wonder (that)…
  1. 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
  1. (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

small

adverb
/smɔːl/
/smɔːl/
(smaller, smallest)
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  1. into small pieces成为小块
    • Chop the cabbage up small.把卷心菜剁碎。
  2. in a small size小小地
    • You can fit it all in if you write very small.你字写小点，就可以全部填进去。
    3. Word OriginOld English smæl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch smal and German schmal.

small

noun
/smɔːl/
/smɔːl/
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  1. the small of the/somebody’s back [singular] the lower part of the back where it curves in后腰
    • He felt a sharp pain in the small of his back.他感到背部小腹一阵剧痛。
    Topics Bodyc2
  2. smalls
     [plural] (old-fashioned, British English, informal) small items of clothing, especially underwear小件衣服（尤指内衣）
    3. Word OriginOld English smæl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch smal and German schmal.

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