small

adj.

小 not large

1. （尺寸、数量、程度等）小的
   not large in size, number, degree, amount, etc.
   1. a small house/town/car/man
      小房子；小镇；小型汽车；小个子男人
   2. 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。
   3. They're having a relatively small wedding.
      他们的婚礼不准备大办。
   4. That dress is too small for you.
      那件连衣裙你穿太小。
   5. ‘I don't agree,’ he said in a small (= quiet) voice.
      “我不同意。”他小声说。
2. （服装、食品、家用设施等）小号的，小型的
   used to describe one size in a range of sizes of clothes, food, products used in the house, etc.
   1. small, medium, large
      小号、中号、大号
   2. This is too big─have you got a small one?
      这个太大——有没有小的？
3. （同类事物中）小的
   not as big as sth else of the same kind
   1. the small intestine
      小肠

年幼 young

4. 年幼的；幼小的
   young
   1. They have three small children.
      他们有三个年幼的孩子。
   2. We travelled around a lot when I was small.
      我小的时候，我们时常四处旅行。
   3. 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。

不重要 not important

5. 些微的；不重要的
   slight; not important
   1. I made only a few small changes to the report.
      我对报告只做了几处小改动。
   2. She noticed several small errors in his work.
      她注意到他作业中有几处小错。
   3. Everything had been planned down to the smallest detail.
      一切都已做了细致入微的安排。
   4. 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。

企业 business

6. 小规模的
   not doing business on a very large scale
   1. a small farmer
      小农场主
   2. The government is planning to give more help to small businesses.
      政府正计划给予小企业更多帮助。

字母 letters

7. 小写的
   not written or printed as capitals
   1. Should I write ‘god’ with a small ‘g’ or a capital?
      god里面的字母g，我该写成小写还是大写？
   2. She's a socialist with a small ‘s’ (= she has socialist ideas but is not a member of a socialist party) .
      她信仰社会主义，但不是社会党人。

少 not much

8. 极少的；不多的
   little; not much
   1. The government has small cause for optimism.
      几乎没有什么可以使政府感到乐观的。
   2. They have small hope of succeeding.
      他们成功的希望不大。

adv.

1. 成为小块
   into small pieces
   1. Chop the cabbage up small.
      把卷心菜剁碎。
2. 小小地
   in a small size
   1. You can fit it all in if you write very small.
      你字写小点，就可以全部填进去。

noun

1. 后腰
   the lower part of the back where it curves in
2. 小件衣服（尤指内衣）
   small items of clothing, especially underwear

1. ADJ-GRADED (尺寸)小的
   A small person, thing, or amount of something is not large in physical size.
   1. She is small for her age...
      她看上去比同龄人个头小。
   2. 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。
   3. Next door to the garage is a small orchard area...
      紧挨着车库是一座小果园。
   4. Stick them on using a small amount of glue.
      用少许胶水把它们贴上。
2. ADJ-GRADED 数目少的;含量小的
   A small group or quantity consists of only a few people or things.
   1. 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。
   2. Guns continued to be produced in small numbers.
      枪支继续被小批量地制造出来。
3. ADJ-GRADED 年纪小的;幼小的
   A small child is a very young child.
   1. I have a wife and two small children...
      我有一个妻子和两个年幼的孩子。
   2. What were you like when you were small?
      你小的时候是什么样子？
4. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. No detail was too small to escape her attention...
      再小的细节都逃不过她的眼睛。
   3. He believes this to be a relatively small problem.
      他认为这相对而言是一个小问题。
5. 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.
   1. ...shops, restaurants and other small businesses...
      商店、饭馆以及其他小企业
   2. Tool companies here are generally small.
      这里制造工具的公司普遍规模不大。
6. 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.
   1. 'I'm scared,' she said in a very small voice.
      她非常小声地说：“我很害怕。”
7. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
8. N-SING (人体的)腰背部
   The small of your back is the bottom part of your back that curves in slightly.
   1. Place your hands on the small of your back and breathe in.
      双手置于腰部，吸气。
9. See also: smalls

You can use the adjective small rather than little to draw attention to the fact that something is small. For instance, you cannot say 'The town is little' or 'I have a very little car', but you can say 'The town is small' or 'I have a very small car'. Little is a less precise word than small, and may be used to suggest the speaker's feelings or attitude towards the person or thing being described. For that reason, little is often used after another adjective. What a nice little house you've got here!... Shut up, you horrible little boy!
表示物体小的时候用 small，而不用 little，例如，不能说 The town is little 或者 I have a very little car，但是可以说 The town is small (这个城镇很小)，I have a very small car (我有一辆很小的车)。little 的意义不及 small 精确，可以用来表示说话人对所说的人或物的感情或态度。因此 little 常用于其他形容词之后，例如：What a nice little house you've got here (你这房子多么漂亮小巧呀)，Shut up, you horrible little boy (闭嘴！你这个可恶的小家伙)。

1. I was banished to the small bedroom upstairs
   我被赶到了楼上的小卧室。
2. I was led to a small room bathed in soft red light
   我被带到了一间笼罩在柔和红光中的小屋里。
3. He felt the apartment's only drawback was that it was too small.
   他觉得这个公寓唯一的缺点就是太小了。
4. I was wearing false eyelashes and a sweater two sizes too small.
   我戴着假睫毛，穿着小了两号的毛衣。
5. They took him into a small room and I followed.
   他们把他带到一个小房间，我跟了进去。
6. Eleanor moved into a small furnished apartment.
   埃莉诺搬进了一间配有家具的小公寓里。
7. A small man on a grey horse had appeared.
   一个骑着灰马的小个子男人出现了。
8. Downstairs are two small rooms: a kitchen and a sitting room
   楼下是两个小房间：一个厨房和一个起居室。
9. She is small for her age
   她看上去比同龄人个头小。
10. 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。
11. Next door to the garage is a small orchard area
    紧挨着车库是一座小果园。
12. Stick them on using a small amount of glue.
    用少许胶水把它们贴上。
13. 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。
14. Guns continued to be produced in small numbers.
    枪支继续被小批量地制造出来。
15. I have a wife and two small children
    我有一个妻子和两个年幼的孩子。
16. What were you like when you were small?
    你小的时候是什么样子？
17. 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。
18. No detail was too small to escape her attention
    再小的细节都逃不过她的眼睛。
19. He believes this to be a relatively small problem.
    他认为这相对而言是一个小问题。
20. Tool companies here are generally small.
    这里制造工具的公司普遍规模不大。
21. 'I'm scared,' she said in a very small voice.
    她非常小声地说：“我很害怕。”
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. Place your hands on the small of your back and breathe in.
    双手置于腰部，吸气。
25. He was accused of stealing a small boy's bicycle
    他被指控偷了一个小男孩的自行车。
26. She made a small casket with paper board.
    她用纸板做了一个匣子。
27. These shoes are two sizes too small.
    这鞋小了两号。
28. This hat is too small for me.
    这顶帽子我戴太小。
29. I have a distant relative in this small town.
    在这个小镇上我有一个远亲。
30. The neckband is too small.
    领口太小了。

  petty minor small trivial【导航词义：小的，不重要的】

  petty adj. 小的，不重要的

〔辨析〕指问题、细节等琐碎的。

  minor adj. 小的，不很重要的

〔辨析〕尤指比起其他事物来较小或不是很重要、很严重的。

  small adj. 小的，不重要的

〔辨析〕指尺寸或数量小的，也指工作、问题、错误等不重要的或影响不大的。

  trivial adj. 微不足道的

〔辨析〕指不重要、不严重或没有什么价值的。

adj.

be grateful/thankful for small mercies

• 为情况不太坏而庆幸
  to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been
  1. Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies.
     嗨，至少你没伤着，我想这就该让我们知足了。

it's a small world

• （意外遇见某人或发现对方也认识某人时表示惊讶）世界真小
  used to express your surprise when you meet sb you know in an unexpected place, or when you are talking to sb and find out that you both know the same person

look/feel small

• 显得（或感觉）矮人一截；愧不如人
  to look or feel stupid, weak, ashamed, etc.

a big fish (in a small pond)

• （小圈子里的）大人物
  an important person (in a small community)

great and small

• 大小；高低；贵贱
  of all sizes or types
  1. all creatures great and small
     所有大小生物

the small/early hours

• 午夜刚过的一段时间；凌晨时分
  the period of time very early in the morning, soon after midnight
  1. We worked well into the small hours.
     我们一直工作到了午夜之后。
  2. The fighting began in the early hours of Saturday morning.
     战斗在星期六凌晨打响了。

a/the still small voice

• 上帝的教示；良心的呼唤
  the voice of God or your conscience , that tells you to do what is morally right

don't sweat the small stuff

• 不要为鸡毛蒜皮的事伤脑筋
  used to tell sb not to worry about small details or unimportant things

in a big/small way

• 大 / 小规模地
  on a large/small scale
  1. The new delivery service has taken off in a big way.
     新的递送服务迅速走红。
  2. Many people are investing in a small way in the stock market.
     许多人都在小量地向证券市场投资。

(it's) no/little/small wonder (that)…

• 不足为奇；并不奇怪
  it is not surprising
  1. It is little wonder (that) she was so upset.
     她如此心烦意乱，并不奇怪。
  2. No wonder you're tired, you've been walking for hours.
     难怪你累了呢，你一直走了好几个小时。

noun

1. a garment size for a small person

2. the slender part of the back

adj

1. made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
   1. her comments made me feel small

   Synonym:    belittleddiminished

2. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
   1. a little dining room
   2. a little house
   3. a small car
   4. a little (or small) group

   Synonym:    little

3. limited in size or scope
   1. a small business
   2. a newspaper with a modest circulation
   3. small-scale plans
   4. a pocket-size country

   Synonym:    minormodestsmall-scalepocket-sizepocket-sized

4. (of a voice) faint
   1. a little voice
   2. a still small voice

   Synonym:    little

5. lowercase
   1. little a
   2. small a
   3. e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters

   Synonym:    littleminuscule

6. not large but sufficient in size or amount
   1. a modest salary
   2. modest inflation
   3. helped in my own small way

   Synonym:    modest

7. (of children and animals) young, immature
   1. what a big little boy you are
   2. small children

   Synonym:    little

8. have fine or very small constituent particles
   1. a small misty rain

9. low or inferior in station or quality
   1. a humble cottage
   2. a lowly parish priest
   3. a modest man of the people
   4. small beginnings

   Synonym:    humblelowlowlymodest

adv

1. on a small scale
   1. think small