small /smɔːl/ CET4 TEM4 ( smaller, smallest )

• 1. 

  ADJ A small person, thing, or amount of something is not large in physical size. (体积或规模等) 小的

  例：

  She is small for her age.

  相对她的年龄而言，她个子小了。

  例：

  Stick them on using a small amount of glue.

  用少量胶水把它们粘上。

• 2. 

  ADJ A small group or quantity consists of only a few people or things. (规模) 小的

  例：

  A small group of students meets regularly to learn Japanese.

  一个小组的学生定期聚在一起学日语。

• 3. 

  ADJ A small child is a very young child. 幼小的

  例：

  I have a wife and two small children.

  我有妻子和两个年幼的孩子。

• 4. 

  ADJ You use small to describe something that is not significant or great in degree. (程度上) 不重要的

  例：

  It's quite easy to make quite small changes to the way that you work.

  对你的工作方式做些相当细微的调整是很容易的。

  例：

  No detail was too small to escape her attention.

  最微小的细节也逃不过她的注意。

• 5. 

  ADJ Small businesses or companies employ a small number of people and do business with a small number of clients. (生意或公司) 小规模的

  例：

  ...shops, restaurants and other small businesses.

  …商店、餐馆和其他小规模生意。

• 6. 

  ADJ If someone makes you look or feel small, they make you look or feel stupid or ashamed. 卑微的; 感到惭愧的 [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  This may just be another of her schemes to make me look small.

  这也许就是她要让我羞愧的又一个诡计。

• 7. 

  N-SING The small of your back is the bottom part of your back that curves in slightly. (人体的) 后腰

  例：

  Place your hands on the small of your back and breathe in.

  把你的双手放在后腰，然后吸气。

• 8. 

  the small hours →see hour

• 9. 

  small wonder →see wonder