smaller

smaller

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  • adj.(尺寸、數量、程度等)小的;(服裝、食品、家庭用品等)小號的;小 (opp. large) 少 (opp. large, numerous) 細小的
  • n.腰部;細小部分;瑣碎東西;身分低的人;后腰;小件衣服(尤指內衣)
  • adv.成為小塊;小小地;輕輕地(講等)
  • 網絡更小的;較小;較小的

詞形變化

比較級:smaller  最高級:smallest  

反義詞

adj.

同義詞

英漢雙解

adj.
not large
1.
(尺寸、數量、程度等)小的not large in size, number, degree, amount, etc.
a small house/town/car/man
小房子;小鎮;小型汽車;小個子男人
A much smaller number of students passed than I had expected.
通過考試的學生比我預計的少得多。
They're having a relatively small wedding.
他們的婚禮不準備大辦。
That dress is too small for you.
那件連衣裙你穿太小。
‘I don't agree,’ he said in a small(= quiet) voice.
“我不同意。”他小聲說。
2.
(服裝、食品、家庭用品等)小號的,小型的used to describe one size in a range of sizes of clothes, food, products used in the house, etc.
small, medium, large
小號、中號、大號
This is too big─have you got a small one?
這個太大了,有沒有小的?
3.
(同類事物中)小的not as big as sth else of the same kind
the small intestine
小腸
年幼young
4.
年幼的;幼小的young
They have three small children.
他們有三個年幼的孩子。
We travelled around a lot when I was small.
我小的時候,我們時常四處旅行。
As a small boy he had spent most of his time with his grandparents.
他幼年時多半時間是跟爺爺奶奶在一起。
不重要not important
5.
些微的;不重要的slight; not important
I made only a few small changes to the report.
我對報告只做了幾處小改動。
She noticed several small errors in his work.
她注意到他作業中有幾處小錯。
Everything had been planned down to the smallest detail.
一切都已做了細致入微的安排。
It was no small achievement getting her to agree to the deal.
能讓她同意那筆交易可是個不小的成就。
企業business
6.
[ubn]
小規模的not doing business on a very large scale
a small farmer
小農場主
The government is planning to give more help to small businesses.
政府正計劃給予小企業更多幫助。
字母letters
7.
[ubn]
小寫的not written or printed as capitals
Should I write ‘god’ with a small ‘g’ or a capital?
god 里面的字母 g,我該寫成小寫還是大寫?
She's a socialist with a small ‘s’(= she has socialist ideas but is not a member of a socialist party) .
她信仰社會主義,但不是社會黨人。
not much
8.
[obn]
極少的;不多的little; not much
The government has small cause for optimism.
幾乎沒有什么可以使政府感到樂觀的。
They have small hope of succeeding.
他們成功的希望不大。
adv.
1.
成為小塊into small pieces
Chop the cabbage up small.
把卷心菜剁碎。
2.
小小地in a small size
You can fit it all in if you write very small.
你字寫小點,就可以全部填進去。
n.
1.
[sing]
the ~ of the/sb's back
后腰the lower part of the back where it curves in
2.
[pl]
小件衣服(尤指內衣)small items of clothing, especially underwear

習慣用語

be grateful/thankful for small mercies
為情況不太壞而慶幸to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been
Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies.
嗨,至少你沒受傷。我想這就該讓我們知足了。
its a small world
(意外遇見某人或發現對方也認識某人時表示驚訝)世界真小used to express your surprise when you meet sb you know in an unexpected place, or when you are talking to sb and find out that you both know the same person
look/feel small
顯得(或感覺)矮人一截;愧不如人to look or feel stupid, weak, ashamed, etc.

英漢解釋

adj.
1.
小 (opp. large) 少 (opp. large, numerous) 細小的;窄小的;瑣細的;些微的;少額的(收入等);小規模的
2.
難為情的,覺得羞恥的;低級的,貧窮的;卑劣的
3.
(雨)細微的;(聲音)微弱的;(酒等)清淡的
4.
吝嗇的,小器的,小心眼兒的
n.
1.
腰部;細小部分
2.
小物,瑣碎東西;身分低的人
3.
同“小商品;〔英口〕小件洗濯物;〔英牛津大學〕〔pl.〕responsions. (the) great and (the) small”
adv.
1.
小聲地,輕輕地(講等)

英英解釋

adj.
n.
1.
Same as 小商品;〔英口〕小件洗濯物;〔英牛津大學〕〔pl.〕responsions. (the) great and (the) small

例句

Democrats in Texas held a smaller caucus as well as a primary, which Mr Obama appeared to have won along with a primary in Vermont.

得克薩斯州民主黨舉行一場規模較小預備會議初選奧巴馬先生贏得佛蒙特州初選同時似乎活動也是勝券在握

With a calm mind he divided the huge lump of gold into these four smaller lumps. Then it was easy to carry them home on four separate trips.

平靜大塊金子分成然后輕而易舉金子

With a smaller stomach, you feel full after eating less food (as little as a few ounces ), so you don't eat as much and you lose weight.

少量食物感覺盎司),因此吃不了那么食物體重下降

Two others had been flung down at the same spot, with the smaller one pinned beneath a heavyset man sitting on top of him.

矮小下面大個子身上

If you do not wish to have fish in your aquatic environment, consider a smaller pond that will act as a collection point for a waterfall.

如果希望水生環境考慮一個池塘作為一個瀑布收集

Her mother being much smaller of frame, Patty felt somewhat like a grandfather clock that Joyce was endeavoring to lift and move.

喬伊斯個頭帕蒂覺得好像費力抬起搬動落地

The remainder, people said, would come as the bank records a tax gain from holding a smaller slice of BlackRock, the money manager.

知情人士表示剩余資金來自減持資產管理公司貝萊德產生稅務收益

"In recent years, herder numbers have gotten smaller, " she said. "Many herders have moved to the town to work for the mining company. "

幾年放牧人數減少,”說道,“很多放牧城里采礦公司打工。”

It was designed to be a smaller and simpler version of its predecessors, suitable for writing system-level programs, like operating systems.

語言設計一個前輩精巧簡單版本適于編寫系統程序比如操作系統

But I would be a little nervous about this merger if I were a vendor focused on the smaller end of the market.

但是如果關注小型市場終端廠商有點擔心合并

Most of these Mayan pyramids had a platform on the top on which was constructed a smaller building, dedicated to any of the Mayan deities.

大多數瑪雅金字塔頂端一個平臺平臺一個小型建筑用來瑪雅諸位神靈

e. g. We now have such fast ways of traveling that this big ocean seems to have grown smaller.

我們現在快速旅行方式因此大西洋看起來好像很多

A unit of two or more squadrons in the U. S. Air Force, smaller than a wing.

空軍大隊美國空軍編制以上中隊組成小于飛行聯隊

Calving occurs when pieces of the ice break off and float into the sea, or when a large iceberg breaks up into a smaller one.

發生部分冰層斷裂或是大塊冰山破裂

Kostya was one year younger than I, smaller in size, quiet in appearance, but actually a scapegrace and a rogue.

柯斯身材外表文雅實際上一個頑皮大王

In this approach, the heap is divided into a set of cards, each of which is usually smaller than a memory page.

這種方法分為卡片每個卡片一般小于內存

Before you know it, a project to build a building becomes numerous smaller projects, such as excavation, foundation work, and marketing.

大樓建造項目分成許多項目例如挖掘地基建材采購

He said the two carmakers would be restructured, turned into smaller, but stronger firms.

兩個汽車巨頭重組轉變規模但是更加實力公司

In some smaller restaurants with fewer people dining, like the case of a couple of diners, the measure's adoption could be optional.

有一些餐館就餐人數較少比如一兩兩三可以有一些隨意情況

FLATOW: So if it were a little bigger or a little smaller, then all things would be different.

拉湯姆那么如果一點的話是不是所有東西就會有所不同

Loads on a model during the establishment of the high-speed flow(starting loads)are smaller.

高速氣流建立過程模型負荷啟動負荷較小

The shorter the wavelength, the smaller the limit of resolution of a microscope.

波長顯微鏡分辨

The less the wavelength, the smaller can be the region of confinement of the wave.

波長局限區域

The floors were made of smaller logs.

地板木料

A smaller grim door on the left hand admitted to the stone staircase, and the rooms on the ground floor.

左邊較小堅固通向一道以及樓下房間

The aversion of the radicals to add their own monomers is the greater, the smaller the corresponding r, or, r2 value.

自由自己單體疏遠越大相應rr2數值

Only the smaller dwellings interested him.

那種比較低矮住宅感興趣

This pipe connects with a smaller one.

管子一個較小管子連通

The DNA molecule is compounded from many smaller molecules.

脫氧核糖核酸分子許多分子組成

Most of the smaller hornblendite bodies contain about 5-10 percent magnetite, with only local sporadic enrichment.

磁鐵礦510%,局部富集

This desk looks fine, but it is a little [bit] smaller.

桌子好看不過點兒

Two cases can be made smaller than any datum in the given.

已知條件差別變得任意

Classes are much smaller at the private schools.

私立小學

A hawk eats smaller birds and animals.

小鳥動物

We must try to make the world smaller for the terrorists.

我們必須努力縮小恐怖分子活動余地

"However, smaller carriers are more open to the concept, as are carriers with a high exposure to the spot market, " he said.

然而由于現貨市場承擔風險規模較小承運人概念開放態度,”

In the long run, the net result of China's actions will be a smaller share of this lucrative market.

長遠來看中國實施稀土出口限制最終結果這個利潤豐厚市場份額下降

As you know we've merged several smaller enterprises in Los Angeles.

正如你們知道我們洛杉磯兼并幾個公司

It may be hard to see in this smaller version, but the bullets that make up the image of Nic Cage are a sublime touch.

可能畫面什么但是子彈拼湊尼斯實在一種壯美創造性設計

Although smaller sellers, eBay's traditional clientele, are up in arms, the changes seem to have stemmed the decline somewhat.

盡管eBay傳統小型客戶矢口否認這些變化仿佛衰落

Mofcom also said the deal would have had an adverse impact on China's smaller domestic juice makers.

商務部表示交易會中國規模較小果汁生產商帶來不利影響

If the company behind one of the largest dating sites on the web is using that, just imagine what smaller shops might be limping along with.

作為世界最大約會網站之一eHarmony這樣內網可以想象那些機構多么困難

Gathering an ideal team is often a challenge for smaller design groups and organizations with limited FPGA design experience.

對于缺乏FPGA設計經驗較小設計機構組織來說組建理想團隊經常挑戰

At Einstein's autopsy in 1955, his brain was something of a disappointment: it turned out to be a tad smaller than the average Joe's.

1955年愛因斯坦尸體解剖大腦多少有些失望——成年男子大腦平均體積稍微一點

Mr Ouyang said the company had already bought several coupon site groups to help it enter smaller cities, and would continue to do so.

歐陽云表示收購幾家團購網站打入中小城市市場公司繼續堅持戰略

"If I cannot debut with a top team, I will have to first prove myself with a smaller one, " he added.

如果不能上來頂尖車隊那么首先必須就是小車證明自己

Mergers and acquisitions are likely to pick up, not least because some smaller funds of funds may have to put themselves up for sale.

合并兼并可能加速尤其是因為一些組合基金可能不得不自己出售

Because the screens are smaller, such mobile traffic tends to be driven by specialty software, mostly apps, designed for a single purpose.

因為屏幕這種移動數據傳輸趨向專用軟件驅動一般而言單一目標開發應用

NICK: Yes, I'm afraid we've had a bit of an internal reorganization here and we'll be sending a much smaller team.

尼克是的恐怕由于我們進行一個內部調整所以我們代表團原計劃很多

Dressed in full military regalia, the general was seated in his jeep, appearing smaller than I had expected.

這個司令穿著一身軍事行頭吉普車看上去想象矮小

Whereas festivals get the big bands on the stage, smaller venues are important for new bands trying to make a name for themselves.

節日大牌樂隊登臺演出小型場地出名樂隊來說重要

And yet the number of casualties in Chile appears to be exponentially smaller, with the official death toll still in the hundreds.

不過智利地震死難人數幾何倍增角度似乎官方公布死亡人數只有數百名

And on top of that smaller families combine with greater wealth to reinforce the imperative to produce a son.

較小家庭較大財富相結合強化必須一個兒子愿望

As noted earlier, a large project is often broken into smaller sub-projects.

之前提到一個大型項目通過分解多個項目

In fact, it's quite a bit smaller than I was anticipating it to be.

預計很多