smaller

smaller

美 [smɔl]  英 [smɔːl]

  • adj.(尺寸、数量、程度等)小的;(服装、食品、家庭用品等)小号的;小 (opp. large) 少 (opp. large, numerous) 细小的
  • n.腰部;细小部分;琐碎东西;身分低的人;后腰;小件衣服(尤指内衣)
  • adv.成为小块;小小地;轻轻地(讲等)
  • 网络更小的;较小;较小的

词形变化

比较级:smaller  最高级:smallest  

反义词

adj.

同义词

英汉双解

adj.
not large
1.
(尺寸、数量、程度等)小的not large in size, number, degree, amount, etc.
a small house/town/car/man
小房子;小镇;小型汽车;小个子男人
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。
They're having a relatively small wedding.
他们的婚礼不准备大办。
That dress is too small for you.
那件连衣裙你穿太小。
‘I don't agree,’ he said in a small(= quiet) voice.
“我不同意。”他小声说。
2.
(服装、食品、家庭用品等)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.
small, medium, large
小号、中号、大号
This is too big─have you got a small one?
这个太大了,有没有小的?
3.
(同类事物中)小的not as big as sth else of the same kind
the small intestine
小肠
年幼young
4.
年幼的;幼小的young
They have three small children.
他们有三个年幼的孩子。
We travelled around a lot when I was small.
我小的时候,我们时常四处旅行。
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
I made only a few small changes to the report.
我对报告只做了几处小改动。
She noticed several small errors in his work.
她注意到他作业中有几处小错。
Everything had been planned down to the smallest detail.
一切都已做了细致入微的安排。
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.
[ubn]
小规模的not doing business on a very large scale
a small farmer
小农场主
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.
[ubn]
小写的not written or printed as capitals
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?
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。
not much
8.
[obn]
极少的;不多的little; not much
The government has small cause for optimism.
几乎没有什么可以使政府感到乐观的。
They have small hope of succeeding.
他们成功的希望不大。
adv.
1.
成为小块into small pieces
Chop the cabbage up small.
把卷心菜剁碎。
2.
小小地in a small size
You can fit it all in if you write very small.
你字写小点,就可以全部填进去。
n.
1.
[sing]
the ~ of the/sb's back
后腰the lower part of the back where it curves in
2.
[pl]
小件衣服(尤指内衣)small items of clothing, especially underwear

习惯用语

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
Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies.
嗨,至少你没受伤。我想这就该让我们知足了。
its 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.

英汉解释

adj.
1.
小 (opp. large) 少 (opp. large, numerous) 细小的;窄小的;琐细的;些微的;少额的(收入等);小规模的
2.
难为情的,觉得羞耻的;低级的,贫穷的;卑劣的
3.
(雨)细微的;(声音)微弱的;(酒等)清淡的
4.
吝啬的,小器的,小心眼儿的
n.
1.
腰部;细小部分
2.
小物,琐碎东西;身分低的人
3.
同“小商品;〔英口〕小件洗濯物;〔英牛津大学〕〔pl.〕responsions. (the) great and (the) small”
adv.
1.
小声地,轻轻地(讲等)

英英解释

adj.
n.
1.
Same as 小商品;〔英口〕小件洗濯物;〔英牛津大学〕〔pl.〕responsions. (the) great and (the) small

例句

Democrats in Texas held a smaller caucus as well as a primary, which Mr Obama appeared to have won along with a primary in Vermont.

得克萨斯州民主党举行一场规模较小预备会议初选奥巴马先生赢得佛蒙特州初选同时似乎活动也是胜券在握

With a calm mind he divided the huge lump of gold into these four smaller lumps. Then it was easy to carry them home on four separate trips.

平静大块金子分成然后轻而易举金子

With a smaller stomach, you feel full after eating less food (as little as a few ounces ), so you don't eat as much and you lose weight.

少量食物感觉盎司),因此吃不了那么食物体重下降

Two others had been flung down at the same spot, with the smaller one pinned beneath a heavyset man sitting on top of him.

矮小下面大个子身上

If you do not wish to have fish in your aquatic environment, consider a smaller pond that will act as a collection point for a waterfall.

如果希望水生环境考虑一个池塘作为一个瀑布收集

Her mother being much smaller of frame, Patty felt somewhat like a grandfather clock that Joyce was endeavoring to lift and move.

乔伊斯个头帕蒂觉得好像费力抬起搬动落地

The remainder, people said, would come as the bank records a tax gain from holding a smaller slice of BlackRock, the money manager.

知情人士表示剩余资金来自减持资产管理公司贝莱德产生税务收益

"In recent years, herder numbers have gotten smaller, " she said. "Many herders have moved to the town to work for the mining company. "

几年放牧人数减少,”说道,“很多放牧城里采矿公司打工。”

It was designed to be a smaller and simpler version of its predecessors, suitable for writing system-level programs, like operating systems.

语言设计一个前辈精巧简单版本适于编写系统程序比如操作系统

But I would be a little nervous about this merger if I were a vendor focused on the smaller end of the market.

但是如果关注小型市场终端厂商有点担心合并

Most of these Mayan pyramids had a platform on the top on which was constructed a smaller building, dedicated to any of the Mayan deities.

大多数玛雅金字塔顶端一个平台平台一个小型建筑用来玛雅诸位神灵

e. g. We now have such fast ways of traveling that this big ocean seems to have grown smaller.

我们现在快速旅行方式因此大西洋看起来好像很多

A unit of two or more squadrons in the U. S. Air Force, smaller than a wing.

空军大队美国空军编制以上中队组成小于飞行联队

Calving occurs when pieces of the ice break off and float into the sea, or when a large iceberg breaks up into a smaller one.

发生部分冰层断裂或是大块冰山破裂

Kostya was one year younger than I, smaller in size, quiet in appearance, but actually a scapegrace and a rogue.

柯斯身材外表文雅实际上一个顽皮大王

In this approach, the heap is divided into a set of cards, each of which is usually smaller than a memory page.

这种方法分为卡片每个卡片一般小于内存

Before you know it, a project to build a building becomes numerous smaller projects, such as excavation, foundation work, and marketing.

大楼建造项目分成许多项目例如挖掘地基建材采购

He said the two carmakers would be restructured, turned into smaller, but stronger firms.

两个汽车巨头重组转变规模但是更加实力公司

In some smaller restaurants with fewer people dining, like the case of a couple of diners, the measure's adoption could be optional.

有一些餐馆就餐人数较少比如一两两三可以有一些随意情况

FLATOW: So if it were a little bigger or a little smaller, then all things would be different.

拉汤姆那么如果一点的话是不是所有东西就会有所不同

Loads on a model during the establishment of the high-speed flow(starting loads)are smaller.

高速气流建立过程模型负荷启动负荷较小

The shorter the wavelength, the smaller the limit of resolution of a microscope.

波长显微镜分辨

The less the wavelength, the smaller can be the region of confinement of the wave.

波长局限区域

The floors were made of smaller logs.

地板木料

A smaller grim door on the left hand admitted to the stone staircase, and the rooms on the ground floor.

左边较小坚固通向一道以及楼下房间

The aversion of the radicals to add their own monomers is the greater, the smaller the corresponding r, or, r2 value.

自由自己单体疏远越大相应rr2数值

Only the smaller dwellings interested him.

那种比较低矮住宅感兴趣

This pipe connects with a smaller one.

管子一个较小管子连通

The DNA molecule is compounded from many smaller molecules.

脱氧核糖核酸分子许多分子组成

Most of the smaller hornblendite bodies contain about 5-10 percent magnetite, with only local sporadic enrichment.

磁铁矿510%,局部富集

This desk looks fine, but it is a little [bit] smaller.

桌子好看不过点儿

Two cases can be made smaller than any datum in the given.

已知条件差别变得任意

Classes are much smaller at the private schools.

私立小学

A hawk eats smaller birds and animals.

小鸟动物

We must try to make the world smaller for the terrorists.

我们必须努力缩小恐怖分子活动余地

"However, smaller carriers are more open to the concept, as are carriers with a high exposure to the spot market, " he said.

然而由于现货市场承担风险规模较小承运人概念开放态度,”

In the long run, the net result of China's actions will be a smaller share of this lucrative market.

长远来看中国实施稀土出口限制最终结果这个利润丰厚市场份额下降

As you know we've merged several smaller enterprises in Los Angeles.

正如你们知道我们洛杉矶兼并几个公司

It may be hard to see in this smaller version, but the bullets that make up the image of Nic Cage are a sublime touch.

可能画面什么但是子弹拼凑尼斯实在一种壮美创造性设计

Although smaller sellers, eBay's traditional clientele, are up in arms, the changes seem to have stemmed the decline somewhat.

尽管eBay传统小型客户矢口否认这些变化仿佛衰落

Mofcom also said the deal would have had an adverse impact on China's smaller domestic juice makers.

商务部表示交易会中国规模较小果汁生产商带来不利影响

If the company behind one of the largest dating sites on the web is using that, just imagine what smaller shops might be limping along with.

作为世界最大约会网站之一eHarmony这样内网可以想象那些机构多么困难

Gathering an ideal team is often a challenge for smaller design groups and organizations with limited FPGA design experience.

对于缺乏FPGA设计经验较小设计机构组织来说组建理想团队经常挑战

At Einstein's autopsy in 1955, his brain was something of a disappointment: it turned out to be a tad smaller than the average Joe's.

1955年爱因斯坦尸体解剖大脑多少有些失望——成年男子大脑平均体积稍微一点

Mr Ouyang said the company had already bought several coupon site groups to help it enter smaller cities, and would continue to do so.

欧阳云表示收购几家团购网站打入中小城市市场公司继续坚持战略

"If I cannot debut with a top team, I will have to first prove myself with a smaller one, " he added.

如果不能上来顶尖车队那么首先必须就是小车证明自己

Mergers and acquisitions are likely to pick up, not least because some smaller funds of funds may have to put themselves up for sale.

合并兼并可能加速尤其是因为一些组合基金可能不得不自己出售

Because the screens are smaller, such mobile traffic tends to be driven by specialty software, mostly apps, designed for a single purpose.

因为屏幕这种移动数据传输趋向专用软件驱动一般而言单一目标开发应用

NICK: Yes, I'm afraid we've had a bit of an internal reorganization here and we'll be sending a much smaller team.

尼克是的恐怕由于我们进行一个内部调整所以我们代表团原计划很多

Dressed in full military regalia, the general was seated in his jeep, appearing smaller than I had expected.

这个司令穿着一身军事行头吉普车看上去想象矮小

Whereas festivals get the big bands on the stage, smaller venues are important for new bands trying to make a name for themselves.

节日大牌乐队登台演出小型场地出名乐队来说重要

And yet the number of casualties in Chile appears to be exponentially smaller, with the official death toll still in the hundreds.

不过智利地震死难人数几何倍增角度似乎官方公布死亡人数只有数百名

And on top of that smaller families combine with greater wealth to reinforce the imperative to produce a son.

较小家庭较大财富相结合强化必须一个儿子愿望

As noted earlier, a large project is often broken into smaller sub-projects.

之前提到一个大型项目通过分解多个项目

In fact, it's quite a bit smaller than I was anticipating it to be.

预计很多