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

1adjnadv 2adj 3n

Things that are small are little. Children, lower-case letters, lady bugs, and thumb tacks are all small.

This is a comparative word for things that are tiny. A size small shirt won't fit a big person. If you ask for a small favor, it had better not be a big deal. When someone makes you feel small, that's not a physical thing: it means they made you feel bad, like less of a person. A Yorkie is a small dog, but it's not small compared to a mouse. Everything is small (and large) compared to something else.

WORD FAMILY

small: smaller, smallest, smallish, smallness, smalls+/smallness: smallnesses

USAGE EXAMPLES

Use smaller plates and pay attention to color.

Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017)

Bharambe admits that his digital drive is only like to reduce deaths by a small fraction.

The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017)

When you lose weight, your RMR should fall a small amount, as you are losing some muscle tissue.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

1adj limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

a small car

Syn|Ant

little
atomic

immeasurably small

subatomic

of smaller than atomic dimensions

bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny

very small

bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weensy, weeny

(used informally) very small

dinky

small and insignificant

dwarfish

atypically small

elfin, elflike

small and delicate

gnomish

used of small deformed creatures

half-size

half the usual or regular size

infinitesimal, minute

infinitely or immeasurably small

lesser

smaller in size or amount or value

microscopic, microscopical

so small as to be invisible without a microscope

micro

extremely small in scale or scope or capability

miniature

being on a very small scale

miniscule, minuscule

very small

olive-sized

about the size of an olive

pocket-size, pocket-sized, pocketable

small enough to be carried in a garment pocket

puny, runty, shrimpy

(used especially of persons) of inferior size

slender, slim

small in quantity

littler, smaller

small or little relative to something else

smallish

rather small

small-scale

created or drawn on a small scale

undersize, undersized

smaller than normal for its kind

big, large

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

ample, sizable, sizeable

fairly large

astronomic, astronomical, galactic

inconceivably large

bear-sized

large as a bear

bigger, larger

large or big relative to something else

biggish, largish

somewhat large

blown-up, enlarged

as of a photograph; made larger

bouffant, puffy

being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing

broad, spacious, wide

very large in expanse or scope

bulky

of large size for its weight

capacious

large in capacity

colossal, prodigious, stupendous

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

deep

large in quantity or size

double

large enough for two

enormous, tremendous

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

cosmic

inconceivably extended in space or time

elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo

of great mass; huge and bulky

epic, heroic, larger-than-life

very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)

extended, extensive

large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity

gigantic, mammoth

so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

great

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

grand

large and impressive in physical size or extent

Brobdingnagian, huge, immense, vast

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

hulking, hulky

of great size and bulk

banging, humongous, thumping, walloping, whopping

(used informally) very large

king-size, king-sized

extra large

large-mouthed

having a relatively large mouth

large-scale

unusually large in scope

large-scale

constructed or drawn to a big scale

full-size, life-size, life-sized, lifesize

being of the same size as an original

macroscopic, macroscopical

large enough to be visible with the naked eye

macro

very large in scale or scope or capability

man-sized

very large; appropriate to the size of a man

massive, monolithic, monumental

imposing in size or bulk or solidity

massive

imposing in scale or scope or degree or power

medium-large

of anything that is large but not the largest

monstrous

abnormally large

mountainous

like a mountain in size and impressiveness

outsize, outsized, oversize, oversized

larger than normal for its kind

overlarge, too large

excessively large

plumping

very large; of exceptional size for its kind

queen-size, queen-sized

(used especially of beds) not as large as king-size

rangy

allowing ample room for ranging

super

extremely large

titanic

of great force or power

volumed

formed or rising in rounded masses

voluminous

large in volume or bulk

whacking

(British informal) enormous

wide-ranging

including much

2adj limited in size or scope

a small business
small-scale plans

Syn

minor, modest, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small-scale
limited

small in range or scope

3adj slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope

a series of death struggles with small time in between

Syn

little, slight

(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some

4adj (of children and animals) young, immature

small children

Syn

little
immature, young

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

5adj not large but sufficient in size or amount

helped in my own small way

Syn

modest
moderate

being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme

6adj lowercase

small a

Syn

little, miniscule, minuscule
lowercase

relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case

7adj have fine or very small constituent particles

a small misty rain

Syn

fine

of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles

8n a garment size for a small person

Hyper

size

the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)

9adv on a small scale

think small

Ant

big

on a grand scale

1adj low or inferior in station or quality

small beginnings

Syn

humble, low, lowly, modest
inferior

of or characteristic of low rank or importance

2adj made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

her comments made me feel small

Syn

belittled, diminished
decreased, reduced

made less in size or amount or degree

3adj (of a voice) faint

a still small voice

Syn

little
soft

(of sound) relatively low in volume

n the slender part of the back

Hyper

body part

any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

单词	small
释义	small (once / 14 pages) 1adjnadv 2adj 3n Things that are small are little. Children, lower-case letters, lady bugs, and thumb tacks are all small. This is a comparative word for things that are tiny. A size small shirt won't fit a big person. If you ask for a small favor, it had better not be a big deal. When someone makes you feel small, that's not a physical thing: it means they made you feel bad, like less of a person. A Yorkie is a small dog, but it's not small compared to a mouse. Everything is small (and large) compared to something else. WORD FAMILY small: smaller, smallest, smallish, smallness, smalls+/smallness: smallnesses USAGE EXAMPLES Use smaller plates and pay attention to color. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) Bharambe admits that his digital drive is only like to reduce deaths by a small fraction. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) When you lose weight, your RMR should fall a small amount, as you are losing some muscle tissue. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1adj limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent a small car Syn\|Ant little atomic immeasurably small subatomic of smaller than atomic dimensions bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny very small bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weensy, weeny (used informally) very small dinky small and insignificant dwarfish atypically small elfin, elflike small and delicate gnomish used of small deformed creatures half-size half the usual or regular size infinitesimal, minute infinitely or immeasurably small lesser smaller in size or amount or value microscopic, microscopical so small as to be invisible without a microscope micro extremely small in scale or scope or capability miniature being on a very small scale miniscule, minuscule very small olive-sized about the size of an olive pocket-size, pocket-sized, pocketable small enough to be carried in a garment pocket puny, runty, shrimpy (used especially of persons) of inferior size slender, slim small in quantity littler, smaller small or little relative to something else smallish rather small small-scale created or drawn on a small scale undersize, undersized smaller than normal for its kind big, large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent ample, sizable, sizeable fairly large astronomic, astronomical, galactic inconceivably large bear-sized large as a bear bigger, larger large or big relative to something else biggish, largish somewhat large blown-up, enlarged as of a photograph; made larger bouffant, puffy being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing broad, spacious, wide very large in expanse or scope bulky of large size for its weight capacious large in capacity colossal, prodigious, stupendous so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe deep large in quantity or size double large enough for two enormous, tremendous extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree cosmic inconceivably extended in space or time elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo of great mass; huge and bulky epic, heroic, larger-than-life very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale) extended, extensive large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity gigantic, mammoth so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth great relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind grand large and impressive in physical size or extent Brobdingnagian, huge, immense, vast unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope hulking, hulky of great size and bulk banging, humongous, thumping, walloping, whopping (used informally) very large king-size, king-sized extra large large-mouthed having a relatively large mouth large-scale unusually large in scope large-scale constructed or drawn to a big scale full-size, life-size, life-sized, lifesize being of the same size as an original macroscopic, macroscopical large enough to be visible with the naked eye macro very large in scale or scope or capability man-sized very large; appropriate to the size of a man massive, monolithic, monumental imposing in size or bulk or solidity massive imposing in scale or scope or degree or power medium-large of anything that is large but not the largest monstrous abnormally large mountainous like a mountain in size and impressiveness outsize, outsized, oversize, oversized larger than normal for its kind overlarge, too large excessively large plumping very large; of exceptional size for its kind queen-size, queen-sized (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size rangy allowing ample room for ranging super extremely large titanic of great force or power volumed formed or rising in rounded masses voluminous large in volume or bulk whacking (British informal) enormous wide-ranging including much 2adj limited in size or scope a small business small-scale plans Syn minor, modest, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small-scale limited small in range or scope 3adj slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope a series of death struggles with small time in between Syn little, slight (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some 4adj (of children and animals) young, immature small children Syn little immature, young (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth 5adj not large but sufficient in size or amount helped in my own small way Syn modest moderate being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme 6adj lowercase small a Syn little, miniscule, minuscule lowercase relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case 7adj have fine or very small constituent particles a small misty rain Syn fine of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles 8n a garment size for a small person Hyper size the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing) 9adv on a small scale think small Ant big on a grand scale 2 1adj low or inferior in station or quality small beginnings Syn humble, low, lowly, modest inferior of or characteristic of low rank or importance 2adj made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth) her comments made me feel small Syn belittled, diminished decreased, reduced made less in size or amount or degree 3adj (of a voice) faint a still small voice Syn little soft (of sound) relatively low in volume 3 n the slender part of the back Hyper body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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