- [uncountable, countable]
how large or small a person or thing is 大小 population/sample/group/class size 人口/樣本/群體/班級規模 body/genome size 身體/基因組大小 She has almost doubled the size of her investments. 她的投資規模幾乎翻了一番。 a decrease in the size of the population 人口數量的減少 an area the size of (= the same size as) Wales 一個面積相當於威爾士的地區 computer chips about the size of a grain of rice 一粒米大小的電腦芯片 discussions about increasing the size of the army 關於擴大軍隊規模的討論 The company is reducing the size of its workforce. 該公司正在減員。 the small/large size of the sample 樣品的大小 the average size of the British family 英國家庭的平均規模 the relative size of each socio-economic group 每個社會經濟群體的相對規模 He was about the same size as me. 他和我差不多大。 Dogs come in all shapes and sizes. 狗有大有小,模樣也各不相同。 The facilities are excellent for a town that size. 對於如此規模的一個城鎮來說,其市政設施堪稱一流。 The kitchen is a good size (= not small). 這廚房夠大的。 - in size
It's similar in size to a tomato. 大小和西紅柿差不多。 These insects range in size from 2 to 5cm. 這些昆蟲的大小在2 到5 厘米之間。 The firms vary greatly in size. 這些公司的規模相差很大。 Towns grew in size throughout Elizabeth I's reign. 在伊麗莎白一世統治期間,城鎮規模不斷擴大。 The typical clutch size is 3 eggs. 典型的離合器尺寸是3個雞蛋。 a file size of approximately 1.38 megabytes 大約1.38兆字節的文件大小 Methods of assessment will depend on the size of the company. 評估方法將取決於公司的規模。
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa2Despite its diminutive size, the car is quite comfortable. 盡管這輛車很小,但相當舒服。 He eats a lot in proportion to his body size. 相對於體格來說,他飯量挺大。 Her knee swelled to twice its normal size. 她的膝蓋腫成了原來的兩倍大。 Houses increase in size as you travel further from the city. 離市區越遠,房子越大。 I changed the font size on the document. 我更改了文件的字號。 In surfing, size matters: big waves are beautiful. 沖浪時,浪頭的大小很重要:又高又大的浪頭棒極了。 Only a limited number of the fish will grow to reach adult size. 這種魚只有少數能生長到成魚尺寸。 The city has doubled in size in the last twenty years. 在過去的 20 年中,這座城市的規模擴大了一倍。 The dog's diminutive size is attractive to many people. 這種小體型犬吸引了許多人。 The fish grow to a maximum size of 50 cm. 這種魚最長可達 50 厘米。 The ladder is a handy size for using in the house. 這架梯子在房子裏用大小正合適。 The larger the serving size, the more you're likely to eat. 一份食物的量越大,吃得就越多。 The relative size of the middle class has been steadily shrinking. 中産階級的相對規模正逐步縮小。 The ring is shown actual size in the illustration. 插圖中的戒指與實物大小相同。 The size of her audience varied. 她的觀衆時多時少。 classes of manageable size 規模適中宜於管理的班級 They are intending to expand the size of the farm by buying new land. 他們打算通過購買新土地來擴大農場的規模。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- fair
- …
- adjust
- change
- control
- …
- grow
- increase
- decline
- …
- from the size of
- in size
- in the size of
- …
- given the size of something
- half the size of something
- two, three, etc. times the size of something
- …
- [uncountable] size of something
the large amount or extent of something 大量;大規模 You should have seen the size of their house! 你真該看看他們的房子有多大! We were shocked at the size of his debts. 他欠債之多讓我們震驚。 The sheer size of the potential market excites investors. 潛在市場的巨大規模讓投資者興奮不已。 They complained about the size of their gas bill. 他們抱怨煤氣費用太高。
Extra ExamplesThe sheer size of these dinosaurs was their main defence. 這些恐龍主要憑碩大的體形來禦敵。 Given the size of the task, he won't have time to do anything else. 考慮到任務量大,他恐怕無暇顧及其他事情。 From the size of the crowds outside, it was a very good movie. 從聚在外面的人群看,這部電影應該很精彩。
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one of a number of standard measurements in which clothes, shoes and other goods are made and sold 尺碼;號 The jacket was the wrong size. 這件夾克尺碼不對。 It's not my size. 這個號我不能穿。 - in somebody's size
They didn't have the jacket in my size. 那款夾克沒有我穿的尺碼。 The hats are made in three sizes: small, medium and large. 這些帽子分小、中、大三個尺碼。 Do you have these shoes in (a) size 5? 這款鞋有 5 號的嗎? She takes (a) size 5 in shoes. 她穿 5 號鞋。 What size do you take? 你穿多大號的? She's a size 12 in clothes. 她穿 12 號的衣服。 I need a bigger/smaller size. 我需要一件尺碼稍大/稍小的。 - for size
Try this one for size (= to see if it is the correct size). 試試這件,看尺碼合適不合適。 The glass can be cut to size (= cut to the exact measurements) for you. 玻璃可以切割成你要的尺寸。
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa2, Clothes and Fashiona2Brushes come in various sizes. 毛刷有不同的號。 Children's sizes don't fit her any more. 兒童尺碼不再適合她了。 Does this dress come in a bigger size? 這件連衣裙有大一號的嗎? I couldn't find the blouse in my size. 這件女襯衫沒有我穿的號。 I had to guess at the size of the batteries. 我不得不估計一下電池是幾號的。 New radiators come in metric sizes. 新散熱器的尺碼是公制。 The 5-litre size comes in a metal tin. 五升的是用金屬罐裝的。 The company is now going to make these products in larger sizes. 現在公司要把這些産品做得尺碼更大。 XL fits chest sizes 44 to 50. XL 號適合 44 到 50 的胸圍。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- medium
- small
- …
- range
- variety
- be
- take
- wear
- …
- fit somebody
- in a/your size
- be a size too big, small, etc.
- size matters
(in adjectives )構成形容詞 having the size mentioned see also full-size, king-size, legal-size, letter-size, life-size, man-sized, pint-sized, plus-size, queen-size…大小的;…規模的 - [uncountable]
a sticky substance that is used for making material stiff or for preparing walls for wallpaper (使織物等堅挺的)膠料,漿料;(貼壁紙用的)塗料
how large/small大小
of clothes/shoes/goods服裝;鞋;商品
-sized/-size…大小
sticky substance膠料
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 4 Middle English (also in the sense ‘assize, ordinance fixing a rate of payment’): from Old French sise, from assise ‘ordinance’, or a shortening of assize (see assizes). noun sense 5 Middle English: perhaps the same word as size in its other senses.