英汉词典

small 基本解释

• adj. 少的，小的；微弱的；几乎没有的；不重要的；幼小的
• adv. 小小地；卑鄙地
• n. 小件物品；矮小的人
• n. (Small)人名；(英)斯莫尔

small 词态变化

small 中文词源

来自古英语 smael,小的，狭窄的，苗条的，来自 Proto-Germanic*smalaz,小的，来自 PIE*smal, 小的。引申诸相关比喻义。

small 英文词源

small

small: [OE] Small comes from a prehistoric Germanic *smalaz, which in turn probably goes back ultimately to *smel-, a variant of the Indo- European base *mel- ‘grind’ (source of English meal, mill, etc). Etymologically, therefore, it could well denote ‘ground up into little bits’. Its Germanic relatives, such as German schmal and Dutch smal, have become specialized in meaning to ‘narrow’, but while English did start off down this semantic path, it has long since abandoned it.
=> meal, mill, molar

small (adj.)

Old English smæl "thin, slender, narrow; fine," from Proto-Germanic *smal- "small animal; small" (cognates: Old Saxon, Danish, Swedish, Middle Dutch, Dutch, Old High German smal, Old Frisian smel, German schmal "narrow, slender," Gothic smalista "smallest," Old Norse smali "small cattle, sheep"), perhaps from a PIE root *(s)melo- "smaller animal" (cognates: Greek melon, Old Irish mil "a small animal;" Old Church Slavonic malu "bad"). Original sense of "narrow" now almost obsolete, except in reference to waistline and intestines.

My sister ... is as white as a lilly, and as small as a wand. [Shakespeare, "Two Gentlemen of Verona," 1591]

Sense of "not large, of little size" developed in Old English. Of children, "young," from mid-13c. Meaning "inferior in degree or amount" is from late 13c. Meaning "trivial, unimportant" is from mid-14c. Sense of "having little property or trade" is from 1746. That of "characterized by littleness of mind or spirit, base, low, mean" is from 1824. As an adverb by late 14c.

Small fry, first recorded 1690s of little fish, 1885 of insignificant people. Small potatoes "no great matter" first attested 1924; small change "something of little value" is from 1902; small talk "chit-chat, trifling conversation" (1751) first recorded in Chesterfield's "Letters." Small world as a comment upon an unexpected meeting of acquaintances is recorded from 1895. Small-arms, indicating those capable of being carried in the hand (contrasted to ordnance) is recorded from 1710.

small (n.)

early 13c., "small person or animal," from small (adj.). From c. 1300 as "persons of low rank" (opposed to great); late 15c. as "the small part" of something (such as small of the back, 1530s).

small 词组搭配

small 英文释义

1. the slender part of the back

2. a garment size for a small person

small 同义词解析

little, small, tiny, minute, miniature

这些形容词均有"小的"之意。

little： 指在体积、数量、距离、年龄、身材等方面比正常的小，多带主观感情色彩，含小而可爱或小巧的意味。

small： 多指数量、面积、体积、价值、数字或意义等的小或少，指略小于正常的大小。

tiny： 强调与同类或其他物体比较，小得超

出正常比例，有时带强烈的感情色彩。

minute： 指小得难看见，有时需用显微镜才看得见。

miniature： 指由正常体积微缩的物体。

small 双语例句

1. It's not about making the amazing saves. It's the little things and small things that made great gatekeepers great.

伟大的门将不是靠神奇的扑救成就，而是靠注重小事和细节成功。（Tim Howard美国国家队门将）

来自金山词霸 每日一句

2. Three prisoners were sharing one small cell 3 metres by 2 metres.

3个囚犯关在一个3米长2米宽的小牢房里。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Albania is a small nation state of around 3 million people.

阿尔巴尼亚是一个大约有300万人口的单一民族独立国家。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The Inspector remembered her as a small, mousy woman, invariably worried.

检察官记得，她是一个矮小、羞怯、总是闷闷不乐的人。

来自柯林斯例句

5. No detail was too small to escape her attention.

再小的细节都逃不过她的眼睛。

来自柯林斯例句

small 实用场景例句

a small house/town/car/man

小房子；小镇；小型汽车；小个子男人

牛津词典

A much smaller number of students passed than I had expected.

通过考试的学生比我预计的少得多。

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They're having a relatively small wedding.

他们的婚礼不准备大办。

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That dress is too small for you.

那件连衣裙你穿太小。

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‘I don't agree, ’ he said in a small (= quiet) voice.

“我不同意。”他小声说。

牛津词典

small, medium, large

小号、中号、大号

牛津词典

This is too big─have you got a small one?

这个太大——有没有小的？

牛津词典

the small intestine

小肠

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They have three small children.

他们有三个年幼的孩子。

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We travelled around a lot when I was small.

我小的时候，我们时常四处旅行。

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As a small boy he had spent most of his time with his grandparents.

他幼年时多半时间是跟爷爷奶奶在一起。

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I made only a few small changes to the report.

我对报告只做了几处小改动。

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She noticed several small errors in his work.

她注意到他作业中有几处小错。

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Everything had been planned down to the smallest detail.

一切都已做了细致入微的安排。

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It was no small achievement getting her to agree to the deal.

能让她同意那笔交易可是个不小的成就。

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a small farmer

小农场主

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She is small for her age...

她看上去比同龄人个头小。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The window was far too small for him to get through...

窗户对他来说实在太小，他钻不过去。

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A small group of students meets regularly to learn Japanese...

一小组学生定期聚在一起学习日语。

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Guns continued to be produced in small numbers.

枪支继续被小批量地制造出来。

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I have a wife and two small children...

我有一个妻子和两个年幼的孩子。

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What were you like when you were small?

你小的时候是什么样子？

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It's quite easy to make quite small changes to the way that you work...

对工作方式作一些小的改变会比较容易。

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No detail was too small to escape her attention...

再小的细节都逃不过她的眼睛。

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...shops, restaurants and other small businesses...

商店、饭馆以及其他小企业

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Tool companies here are generally small.

这里制造工具的公司普遍规模不大。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

'I'm scared,' she said in a very small voice.

她非常小声地说：“我很害怕。”

柯林斯高阶英语词典

This may just be another of her schemes to make me look small...

这也许是她处心积虑要让我自惭形秽的另一步棋。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

When your children misbehave tell them without making them feel small.

孩子表现不佳时要让他们知道，但不能让他们自惭形秽。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Place your hands on the small of your back and breathe in.

双手置于腰部，吸气。

柯林斯高阶英语词典