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单词 smallish
释义
smallish
adjective
uk
/ˈsmɔː.lɪʃ/us
/ˈsmɑː.lɪʃ/
fairlysmall, but not verysmall:
Acommonmistakeis totrytocramtoo much into a smallishbathroom.
Lastyearhe put through four smallishdealsand more are in thepipeline.
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  • Theroomswere on the smallishside.
  • He was firstnoticedin a smallishrolein a Harry Pottermovie.
  • LastweekIsatin anauditcommitteemeetingof a smallishlistedcompany.
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(Definition ofsmallishfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsmallish

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The print issmallishbut not irritatingly so, and the attention to accuracy is immaculate.
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Searching for asmallisheffect with very noisy measures is likely to end in frustration.
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They have quite high disproportionality because of the elimination or serious under-representation ofsmallishparties.
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Pupil participants were in the age range 11-15 and the projects worked withsmallishgroups of between 6 and 12.
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There are inevitable shortcomings in asmallishvolume (some 470 pages of readable text) covering these disorders.
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And in this day and age even £60 for asmallishbook no longer seems so unreasonable.
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This was an overly simplistic view, and it is now realized that this malformation is more than just complete right ventricular outflow tract obstruction with asmallishright ventricle.
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Note here that the beam in question is not thesmallishcup; rather, the cup is an object that, among others, can be carved from the beam.
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It is only natural that a homogeneous people crowded onto foursmallishislands should value the ability to avoid confrontation - the knack, one might say, of getting along with everybody.
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All right, we must not interfere with interest, but they complain when there is asmallishdeficit.
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The other was a survey of about 50smallishfirms.
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It might be that the wife or the husband in that case would not have recourse against the trustees—it is asmallishsum.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We intervened to assistsmallishgroups of industrial firms so as to alleviate restrictive practices, at the group's request.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We decided that this figure should be pitched high enough to leave out take-overs ofsmallishfirms.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We are asmallishcountry with increasing amounts of complex wastes.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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