英语词汇“bantam”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Adjective a bantam comedian who is known to fellow performers for his oversize ego

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Noun

They were inextricably linked through sports, even if their two-year age gap meant Smith, now 26, was just a pewee when McLain was a bantam.

Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2022 Wearing the flashy, sporty clothes of a barroom bantam (Alice Tavener did the costumes), Mr. Battiste finds the cancerous, painful insecurity within Walter’s strutting exhibitionism.

Ben Brantley, New York Times, 1 July 2019 Perlini was teammates with Wings forward Dylan Larkin on the Belle Tire bantam team that won a national championship in 2011.

Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2019 These bantam stars were considered unlikely to host many close-in planets — worlds that orbit near enough to their suns to receive sufficient energy to sustain life.

NBC News, 9 Oct. 2019 And for decades, one bantam-sized tailor has outfitted more than his share of hulking hockey stars. Giovanni Vacca, 86, stands about 5-foot-5 and sports a black suit, V-neck sweater and dress shirt.

Salim Valji, New York Times, 10 June 2019 Times are 9 to 10:30 a.m. for mites (8 and under) and squirts (10 and under) and 10:30 a.m. to noon for peewees (12 and under) and bantams (17 and under).

San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2019 Years before, Meade had played for Monte with the Chicago Blues at the bantam level.

Jon J. Kerr, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2019 Eventually, ispace aims to set up a robotic lunar transportation service and use its bantam rovers to identify and help exploit the resources available on Earth's nearest neighbor, such as water ice.

Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2018

Adjective

Tipping the scales at a bantam weight of only 1.14 pounds, and less than a foot long, even the gram-conscious minimalists have to take notice.

Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Bantam, former residency in Java

First Known Use

Noun

1740, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	bantam
释义	bantam 1 of 2 noun ban·tam ˈban-təm 1 : any of numerous small domestic fowls that are often miniatures of members of the standard breeds 2 : a person of diminutive stature and often combative disposition bantam 2 of 2 adjective 1 : small, diminutive 2 : pertly combative Synonyms Adjective diminutive dinky dwarfish fine half-pint Lilliputian little pint-size pint-sized pocket pocket-size pocket-sized puny pygmy shrimpy slight small smallish subnormal toylike undersized undersize See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective a bantam comedian who is known to fellow performers for his oversize ego Recent Examples on the Web Noun They were inextricably linked through sports, even if their two-year age gap meant Smith, now 26, was just a pewee when McLain was a bantam. Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2022 Wearing the flashy, sporty clothes of a barroom bantam (Alice Tavener did the costumes), Mr. Battiste finds the cancerous, painful insecurity within Walter’s strutting exhibitionism. Ben Brantley, New York Times, 1 July 2019 Perlini was teammates with Wings forward Dylan Larkin on the Belle Tire bantam team that won a national championship in 2011. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2019 These bantam stars were considered unlikely to host many close-in planets — worlds that orbit near enough to their suns to receive sufficient energy to sustain life. NBC News, 9 Oct. 2019 And for decades, one bantam-sized tailor has outfitted more than his share of hulking hockey stars. Giovanni Vacca, 86, stands about 5-foot-5 and sports a black suit, V-neck sweater and dress shirt. Salim Valji, New York Times, 10 June 2019 Times are 9 to 10:30 a.m. for mites (8 and under) and squirts (10 and under) and 10:30 a.m. to noon for peewees (12 and under) and bantams (17 and under). San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2019 Years before, Meade had played for Monte with the Chicago Blues at the bantam level. Jon J. Kerr, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2019 Eventually, ispace aims to set up a robotic lunar transportation service and use its bantam rovers to identify and help exploit the resources available on Earth's nearest neighbor, such as water ice. Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2018 Adjective Tipping the scales at a bantam weight of only 1.14 pounds, and less than a foot long, even the gram-conscious minimalists have to take notice. Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Noun Bantam, former residency in Java First Known Use Noun 1740, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition bantam noun ban·tam ˈban-təm : a miniature breed of domestic chicken often raised for exhibiting in shows Geographical Definition Bantam geographical name Ban·tam ˈban-təm former town of Indonesia in the northwestern corner of Java; once capital of the Sultanate of Bantam bantam 1 of 2 adjective as in diminutive of a size that is less than average a bantam comedian who is known to fellow performers for his oversize ego Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance diminutive small little pocket tiny dinky fine miniature undersized smallish dwarfish dwarf pygmy puny slight shrimpy mini undersize slender miniaturized subnormal pint-sized pocket-size sparse pocket-sized toylike pint-size Lilliputian stunted runty micro half-pint spare weeny bitty minuscule poor microscopic teeny toy lacking wee teensy infinitesimal minikin inappreciable slim weensy teeny-weeny scrubby skimpy insufficient inadequate microscopical little bitty deficient meager scanty teensy-weensy scarce minim stingy scant pinpoint niggardly minute wanting capsule runtish skimp meagre bite-sized bite-size Antonyms & Near Antonyms large substantial considerable oversized sizeable big oversize husky sizable handsome great outsized jumbo grand outsize largish bulky hefty giant goodly massive whopping mammoth colossal gigantic elephantine tidy monstrous gargantuan enormous prodigious huge tremendous galactic biggish titanic voluminous gross humongous whacking hulking herculean appreciable immense vast heroical cavernous heroic stupendous mountainous cyclopean bountiful boxcar abundant fat monumental ample healthy king-sized thick monolithic king-size liberal generous staggering copious overscale plenteous overscaled humungous Brobdingnagian pharaonic plentiful cosmic wide broad leviathan Bunyanesque adequate infinite Himalayan incalculable immeasurable sufficient cosmical boundless enough See More bantam 2 of 2 noun as in peewee Synonyms & Similar Words peewee midget diminutive runt mini miniature pygmy scrub pigmy shrimp dwarf mite mannikin homunculus Tom Thumb manikin nubbin hop-o'-my-thumb half-pint Antonyms & Near Antonyms giant jumbo mammoth monster colossus behemoth titan leviathan whale whopper See More
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