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单词 small fry
释义
small fry
noun[U]
informal
uk
/ˈsmɔːl ˌfraɪ/us
/ˈsmɑːl ˌfraɪ/
peopleor things that are notconsideredto beimportant:
无足轻重的人（或事物）
They may bekeyplayersintheirowncompany, but they'resmallfryin theindustryitself.他们可能是自己公司里的核心人物，但在整个行业里却无足轻重。
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  • nothing
  • past
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Things of little importance
(Definition ofsmall fryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsmall fry

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But of course we must not target officials as part of a strategy of catching thesmallfryand letting the big fish go free.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In other words, they weresmallfrywho were obeying orders.
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They are all schemes, costing only "smallfry"—a quarter of a million pounds here or there.
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Those are thesmallfry, but what about the big fish?
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An operation employng 18,000 workers is notsmallfry.
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It was only thesmallfrywho were actually prosecuted and sentenced for breaking sanctions.
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Those two were, in a sense, thesmallfry.
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It will not enhance the court's legitimacy if the only people prosecuted aresmallfryand losers.
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In the inflated terms of the day, £6 million spread over the next five years sounds fairlysmallfry.
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If it does so, much of what we are talking about issmallfrycompared to what will in fact happen.
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As with major crimes, the police nail thesmallfrybut the bigger culprit continues to enjoy unscathed his large house and fat income.
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He takes no cognisance of the pattern of fraudulent collecting and the convictions for collecting without permits, which unfortunately merely deal with thesmallfry.
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This too is, in my view, another example of a big-country strategy: 'thesmallfrywill just have to wait'.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The two men so far convicted weresmallfry.
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Supposedly it is all minor —all small stuff,smallfry; it will have no effect.
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