small

英[smɔːl]美[smɔːl]

adj.小的，难为情的，低级的，卑劣的，细微的，微弱的；

adv.小小地，卑鄙地；

n.细小部分，腰部，琐碎东西，身份低的人，矮小的人；

比较级：smaller;

*高级：smallest;

名词：smallness;

例句

In recent years, the small town has enjoyed a bigger boom than ever.近年来这个小城镇比以往任何时候都更加繁荣。

I was following the man when he dived into a small restaurant and I lost track of him.当我正在跟踪那个人时, 他突然闪进一家小饭馆, 失去了踪影。

A big truck tried to get into a small parking space and fouled up traffic.一辆试图开进小停车场的大卡车把交通阻塞了。

The freighter tied up at a small harbor.货船停泊在一个小港口里。

The small boat rode out the storm without damage.这条小船安然渡过了风暴而没有受到损坏。

The small argument boiled over into a serious quarrel.小小的争论酿成一场激烈的争吵。

the view of a small but vociferous minority人数少但高声喧嚷者的观点

I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。

Use plenty of vegetables because the cooking boils them all down to a small quantity.要用足够的蔬菜, 因为一煮就剩不了多少了。

There is a small boarding school in the little town.那个小镇上有一所不大的寄宿学校。

英语六级真题

Renewables account for only a small share of global primary energy consumption, which is still dominated by fossil fuels—30% each for coal and oil, 25% for natural gas.

The bills in both chambers would create health insurance exchanges on which small businesses and individuals could choose from an array of private plans and possibly a public option.

The amount spent on interactive advertising on television is still small.

My own research at the Stanford Center on Adolescence uses in-depth interviews with small samples of youngsters rather than large-scale surveys.

In fact, other recent studies have found there has never been a time in American history when so small a proportion of young people have sought or accepted leadership roles in local civic organizations.

He predicts high failure rates for smaller, regional banks in 2010 as commercial real estate loans come due.

Many of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries, the majority of which are African or small island states, produce a very small quantity of emissions.

But over the last couple of years, and in this one in particular, we are starting to see companies shift from what is the largest screen size, the smallest form factor or the shiniest object and more into what all of these devices do that is practical in a consumer's life.

Welcome to the third lecture in our series on the future of small businesses in Europe.

The purpose of today’s lecture, as you have seen from the title and the abstract, is to examine in more detail the problems facing small- and medium-sized enterprises which arise at least in part from having to adapt to rapid advances in technology.

The legend says that when seven girls were attacked by bears, they took refuge on top of a small rock, and they appealed to the Rock God for help.

Small wonder that an Indian legend described Devils Tower as being formed by supernatural powers.

Tennessee State's overall graduation rate is a tiny 39 percent, but at least it has a smaller gap between the outcomes for first-generation students and those of their peers.

Students are placed in small groups with counselors ( ' , trained seniors on campus); they have access to cultural and ethnic affinity ( ' , 联 系 ) groups, tutoring centers and also have a summer orientation specifically for first-generation students ( ' , the latter being one of the most common programs for students).

Still, Jones represents a small percentage of first-generation students who are able to gain entry into more elite universities, which are often known for robust financial aid packages and remarkably high graduation rates for first-generation students.

Like many first-generation students, he enrolled in a medium-sized state university many of his high school peers were also attending, received a Pell Grant, and took out some small federal loans to cover other costs.

It's not only the selective and elite institutions that provide those opportunities for a small subset of this population, Rubinoff said, adding that a majority of first-generation undergraduates tend toward options such as online programs, two-year colleges, and commuter state schools.

If we can help to direct students to more of these types of campuses and help students to understand them to be realistic and accessible places, have them apply to these schools at greater frequency and ultimately get in and enroll, we are going to raise the success rate, Rubinoff said, citing a variety of colleges ranging from large state institutions to smaller private schools.

Asia led the way, with the biggest number from China followed by Japan and India, most European and Asian universities provide an elite service to a small numberof people.

"It's a very small number of games that would trigger this secondary compensation issue," said voice actor Crispin Freeman, who's a member of the union's negotiating committee.

"It's a very small number of games that would trigger this secondary compensation issue," said voice actor Crispin Freeman, who's a member of the union's negotiating committee. "This is an important aspect of what it means to be freelance (从事自由职业的) perfor

"It's not only the selective and elite institutions that provide those opportunities for a small subset of this population," Rubinoff said, adding that a majority of first-generation undergraduates tend toward options such as online programs, two-year col

A small percentage, about 1% and that can be built into the price of the bike.

After that, a few small populations left Africa to populate the rest of the world.

Because they're so small and light, it costs much less to get a Cube Sat into Earth's orbit than a traditional communications or GPS satellite.

CubeSat researchers suggest that now's the time to ponder unexpected and unintended possible consequences of more people than ever having access to their own small slice of space.

first of all, small is beautiful: people definitely prefer working for smaller organizations or companies with less than 100 staff.

For decades, many downtown cores in small to mid-sized cities were abandoned after work hours by workers who lived in the suburbs.

For instance, a research group here at Arizona State University recently claimed their developmental small CubeSats could cost as little as $3, 000 to put in orbit.

Here we have three of the most important problems facing small businesses that I want to look at today.

In fact, analysis actually showed a small weight loss.

In recent years, many mid-sized cities have begun to adopt a middle-of-the-road approach incorporating the excitement and opportunity of large cities with small cities' quiet after midnight.

It was an increase that was on a small base of 6.9 percent.

Last summer, Massachusetts grass-fed beef advocate John Smith launched Big Picture Beef, a network of small grass-fed beef farms in New England and New York that is projected to bring to market 2,500 head of cattle from 125 producers this year.

like many first-generation students, he enrolled in a medium-sized state university many of his high school peers were also attending, received a Pell Grant, and took out some small federal loans to cover other costs.

Many of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries, the majority of which are African or small island states, produce a very small quantity of emissions.

More than drones dropping a new supply of underwear on your doorstep, Apple's massively successful brick-and-mortar-and-glass retail stores and Amazon's small steps in the same direction are what should keep old-fashioned retailers awake at night.

Now, all of these problems involve significant costs for all businesses, but there're particularly challenging issues for small- and medium-sized enterprises.

Only a small fraction of the population was literate, but the production of books grew at an extraordinary speed.

Recently though, I turn my photography hobby into a small business.

Researchers at small labs or at institutions focused on teaching arguably have the most to lose when sharing hard-won data.

since 2010, the couple has helped 125 small dairy farms convert to grass-fed, with more than 80% of those farms coming on board during the last two years.

Small communities, with their distinctive character—where life is stable and intensely human—are disappearing.

So during the first few moments of the big bang, the universe was extremely hot and very small.

Some of these spectacular churches are no more than small buildings, barely 4 meters wide and 6 meters tall.

Speaking from New Zealand via Skype, Moffitt explained that self-control problems were widely observed, and weren't just a feature of a small group of misbehaving kids.

Starr recently conducted a small study that found that adding extra protein foods to the diet of obese older individuals who were trying to lose weight strengthened their muscles.

Students are placed in small groups with counselors trained seniors on campus; they have access to cultural and ethnic affinity(联系) groups, tutoring centers and also have a summer orientation specifically for first-generation students.

The death of a small child would have no effect upon the income of the family.

The idea was to test the machines on a database that included up to 1 million different images of nearly 700, 000 different people—and not just a large database featuring a relatively small number of different faces, more consistent with what's been used

The most common CubeSat is a 10cm cube, so small that a single CubeSat could easily be mistaken for a paperweight on your desk.

The Old Order Amish, who arrived on American shores in colonial times, have survived in the modern world in distinctive, small communities.

They called a submarine an iron fish and a small bomb thrown by hand a potato.

They found that adolescents who spent a very small amount of time on digital devices—a couple of hours a week—had the highest well-being.

They have purchased a home with a small down payment and a 30-year mortgage.

This would generate steam that could be used to fill tanks on a small steam train without the use of fire.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ-GRADED

(尺寸)小的

A small person, thing, or amount of something is not large in physical size.

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ADJ-GRADED

数目少的;含量小的

A small group or quantity consists of only a few people or things.

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ADJ-GRADED

年纪小的;幼小的

A small child is a very young child.

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ADJ-GRADED

不重要的;无足轻重的;程度小的

You use small to describe something that is not significant or great in degree.

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ADJ-GRADED

(企业或公司)小规模的，小型的

Small businesses or companies employ a small number of people and do business with a small number of clients.

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ADJ-GRADED

(嗓音)微弱的，轻柔的

If someone speaks in a small voice, they speak in a quiet, high voice because they are frightened or ashamed.

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ADJ-GRADED

渺小的;自惭形秽的

If someone makes you look or feel small, they make you look or feel stupid or ashamed.

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N-SING

(人体的)腰背部

The small of your back is the bottom part of your back that curves in slightly.

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英汉词典释义

adj.

小的, 少的

年幼的, 幼小的

小规模的, 小范围的

不重要的; 微不足道的; 微小的

小气的, 心胸狭窄的

（服装、食品、家用设施等）小号的，小型的

（同类事物中）小的

小规模的；小写的

极少的，不多的

adv.

成为小块；小小地

英英词典释义

Noun

1. the slender part of the back

2. a garment size for a small person

Adjective

1. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent;

2. limited in size or scope;

3. low or inferior in station or quality;

4. not fully grown;

5. too small to be seen except under a microscope

6. not large but sufficient in size or amount;

7. (of a voice) faint;

8. slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope;

9. made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth);

10. lowercase;

11. have fine or very small constituent particles;

Adverb

1. on a small scale;

行业词典

机械： 小功率同步电动机；small-power syn-chronous motor 转子转速与电源频率保持恒定比例关系的交流小功率电动机。；

物理学： 小信号增益；small-signal gain；