small
adjective
uk/smɔːl/us/smɑːl/smalladjective(LITTLE)
A1
little insizeoramountwhencomparedwith what istypicaloraverage:
小的；少的；矮小的a smalldog/house/car/country小狗／房子／汽车／国
I'dratherlivein a smalltownthan abigcity.我宁愿住在小城镇，也不住在大城市。
Would you like alargeor smallcolawithyourburger?你的汉堡包要配大可乐还是小可乐？
Ella is the smallestgirlin herclass.埃拉是她班上个头最小的女孩。
That jacket's too smallforyou.那件夹克你穿太小了。
He's smallforhisage.相对他的年龄来说，他个子小了些。
Only a smallnumberofapplicantsaresuccessful.只有一小部分人申请成功了。
Thenumberof women inparliamentispitifully(=extremely)small.议会中女性的人数少得可怜。
Liqueurs are usuallydrunkinsmallquantities.利口酒通常都是小口小口地喝。
Synonyms
diminutive
dinkyinformal
exiguousformal
infinitesimalformal
itsy-bitsyhumorous
little(SMALL)
microscopicinformalhumorous
midget
mini-
miniature
minute
teensyinformal
teenyinformal
weeScottish Englishorinformal
weenyUKinformal
not great in size, amount, etc.
- smallI live in a small town.
- littleShe's a good little girl.
- a littleI just want a little ice cream.
- a little (bit)I was a little bit upset that she ate the last piece of cake.
- tinyHis body was covered in tiny red spots.
- We're having a smalldrinkspartynextThursday.
- Theapartmentsare very small, which isfinefor oneperson.
- Thecompanywas still very small when I firstjoined.
- Wespentourholidaysin a smallFrenchtown.
- Thehousehas alargebackgarden, and a smallfrontgarden.
Small
- baby
- bijou
- bite-sized
- compactly
- compactness
- dwarf
- elfin
- midget
- no/not enough room to swing a catidiom
- on the large, small, etc. sideidiom
- pint-sized
- pocket handkerchief
- pocket-sized
- sampler
- scrubby
- shoe box
- shrunken
- skimpy
- slightness
- wee
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Small in number and quantity
smalladjective(YOUNG)
A1
A smallchildis a veryyoungchildthat isolderthan ababy:
年幼的，幼小的Takingcareof smallchildrencan be verytiring.照看幼儿会很累人。
- They have two smallchildren.
- A smallchildstoodsullenlyby herside.
- Having smallchildrenreallyrestrictsyoursociallife.
- With four smallchildrenrunningaround, theplaceis amadhouse.
- Is thisfilmappropriatefor smallchildren?
Describing people who are young
- adolescent
- atyourmother's kneeidiom
- be knee-high to a grasshopperidiom
- flower
- fresh-faced
- freshness
- knee-high
- little
- mother
- prepubescent
- slip
- teen
- tender
- time
- ya
- yoof
- young
- young adult
- youthful
- youthfully
smalladjective(LIMITED ACTIVITY)
[before noun]
limitedin theamountof anactivity:
小规模的Thegovernmentshould give morehelpto smallbusinessmen(=peoplewhosebusinessesare of alimitedsize).政府应该给予小企业主更多的帮助。
Chris is a smalleaterso he won'twantmuch.克里斯饭量很小，所以他不会要太多。
If you canhelpus in a smallway(= to alimiteddegree)it would begreatlyappreciated.如果您能帮我们一个小忙，我们将不胜感激。
Small in number and quantity
- beggarly
- below
- bubkes
- certain
- could countsomethingon (the fingers of) one handidiom
- count
- mildness
- mingy
- minimal
- minimally
- modestly
- piffling
- remote
- scantly
- slenderness
- smallness
- speak
- strength
- suggestion
- thin
smalladjective(NOT IMPORTANT)
A2
not veryimportantor notlikelytocauseproblems:
不重要的；不会造成麻烦的She just made acoupleof smallmistakesin thetest.在考试中她只犯了一两个小错。
I have a smallproblemI would like todiscusswith you.我有件小事想和你商量一下。
Of little or less importance
- be in/undersomeone'sshadowidiom
- be neither here nor thereidiom
- be no big dealidiom
- biggie
- derisory
- lowly
- meaningless
- meaninglessly
- meaninglessness
- mere
- merely
- petty
- piddling
- piffling
- play second fiddleidiom
- poxy
- rinky-dink
- subordinate
- trifling
- valueless
smalladjective(ASHAMED)
ashamedorweak:
卑微的；微不足道的Talking to her makes mefeelsmall.和她谈话让我感到自己很卑微。
He's alwaystryingto make melooksmall infrontof myboss.他总是想方设法让我在老板面前显得无足轻重。
Of little or less importance
- be in/undersomeone'sshadowidiom
- be neither here nor thereidiom
- be no big dealidiom
- biggie
- derisory
- lowly
- meaningless
- meaninglessly
- meaninglessness
- mere
- merely
- petty
- piddling
- piffling
- play second fiddleidiom
- poxy
- rinky-dink
- subordinate
- trifling
- valueless
smalladjective(LETTER SIZE)
[before noun]
Smalllettersare notcapitalletters:
（字母）小写的Thepoete e cummings sometimeswrotehisnamewith smallletters.
Lettering & alphabets
- ABC
- all caps
- alphabet
- alphabetically
- ascender
- Braillist
- camel case
- cuneiform
- hieroglyphics
- initial
- penmanship
- phonetic
- pictogram
- pictograph
- pinyin
- roman
- Roman alphabet
- shorthand
- upper case
- vowel
Idioms
grateful/thankful for small mercies
it's a small world
a small fortune
small wonder
with a small "c", "d", etc.
small
adverb
uk/smɔːl/us/smɑːl/in a smallsize:
小，不大Theinstructionsareprintedso small I canhardlyreadthem.说明书的字印刷得很小，我几乎无法看清。
Small
- baby
- bijou
- bite-sized
- compactly
- compactness
- dwarf
- elfin
- midget
- no/not enough room to swing a catidiom
- on the large, small, etc. sideidiom
- pint-sized
- pocket handkerchief
- pocket-sized
- sampler
- scrubby
- shoe box
- shrunken
- skimpy
- slightness
- wee
small
noun
uk/smɔːl/us/smɑːl/smallnoun(BODY)
the small ofyourback
themiddleof thelowerback:
后腰部I have apaininthe small of my back.我后腰疼。
The human torso
- -bellied
- -chested
- abs
- axilla
- bread basket
- breast
- chest
- coeliac
- diaphragm
- flank
- groin
- pot
- shoulder
- spare tyre
- thoracic
- thorax
- umbilicus
- visceral muscle
- waisted
- waistline
smallnoun(UNDERWEAR)
smalls[plural]UKold-fashionedinformal
underwear,especiallywhen beingwashedor about to bewashed:
（尤指正在洗或要洗的）内衣Do you have any smalls that needwashing?你有没有要洗的内衣？
Underwear
- base layer
- basque
- binder
- bloomer
- bodice
- falsies
- French knickers
- G-string
- girdle
- kecks
- shorts
- singlet
- skivvy
- slip
- sports bra
- unmentionables
- uplift
- vest
- VPL
- wedgie