smaller
smaller
英[ˈsmɔːlə]美[ˈsmɔlər]
adj.更小的,小的( small的比较级 ),小气的,(服装、食品、家用设施等)小号的,小规模的;
例句
In attacking a smaller boy, he was plainly in the wrong.他攻击一个比自己小的孩子显然该受到责备。
Let's break down the project into smaller parts in order to deal with them one by one.我们把这个计划分成几个小项逐一进行。
The smaller of its hands occasionally slipped round on the pivot,and thus,though the minutes were told with precision,nobody could be quite certain of the hour they belonged to.表上的时针在轴上滑动,这样,虽然分钟仍很准确,但是点钟就没有人能完全肯定了。
Our income has got smaller, so we must be realistic and give up our car.我们的收入减少了, 所以我们得面对现实, 把车卖掉。
I found a smaller hall for the overflow from the main meeting.我找了个小礼堂容纳主会场所容纳不了的人。
Peter hates his nose so much that he’s seriously considering going under the knife to have it made smaller.彼得很不喜欢自己的鼻子,他甚至认真考虑要动手术弄小一点。
There's no justification for dividing the company into smaller units.没有理由把公司划分成小单位。
The hour hand is smaller than the minute hand.时针比分针短。
As its population grows larger, the world seems to grow smaller.随着人口的增多, 世界似乎在逐渐变小。
I'd like to exchange this dress for one in a smaller size.我想把这件衣服换一件小点尺寸的。
英语四级真题
Size isn't everything, but it does matter, and the past decade has seen a noticeable counter trend toward smaller schools.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文And most noticeable of all, there is the phenomenon of large urban and suburban high schools that have split up into smaller units of a few hundred, generally housed in the same grounds that once boasted thousands of students all marching to the same band.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文Ten years ago, when the first Newsweek list based on college-level test participation was published, only three of the top 100 schools had graduating Classes smaller than 100 students.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文But not all schools show advances after downsizing, and it remains to be seen whether smaller schools will be a cure-all solution.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文Some large schools have split up into smaller ones.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文So there used to be transport problems, now though there are new train links and better roads, but it may be that some smaller towns inland remain not very well connected, is that OK?
出自-2012年6月听力原文All girls schools tend to be smaller than coeducational schools, which means teachers would be able to tailor the materials to girl students' personal learning styles and interest.
2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section CAs smaller cities copy the model of these "24-hour cities", more affordable versions of these places will be created.
2017年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section CEven more interesting is that the promise of a future reward was enough to make adults choose the smaller portion.
2016年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section CIn between the midday meal and a late, smaller dinner came a small snack.
2016年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section CLater, at 5 or 6, you'd have a smaller supper.
2016年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section CThe data will certainly fuel the ongoing debate over whether physical education classes should be cut as schools struggle to survive on smaller budgets.
2016年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section AThe most recent of these studies, published in The Journal of Applied Gerontology, surveyed 150 Connecticut residents of assisted living, nursing homes and smaller residential care homes known in some states as board and care homes or adult care homes.
2016年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section BThe researchers, led by Martin Reimann, carried out a series of experiments to see if people would choose a smaller meal if it was paired with a non-food item.
2016年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C英语六级真题
But in order to take advantage of these common-sense solutions, Americans will have to put aside their own attachment to the idea of smaller government and less regulation.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文They give up the idea of smaller government and less regulation
出自-2012年6月阅读原文The larger the trade deficit, the smaller the GDP.
出自-2011年12月阅读原文Private colleges and universities generally do better, partly because they offer smaller classes and more personal attention.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文their classes are generally smaller
出自-2011年6月阅读原文Act Two is similar except that the yellow cube is smaller.
出自-2012年12月听力原文"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
2015年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section BAs conservation areas become smaller, lions are increasingly coming into contact with human populations, which are expanding to the boundaries of these protected areas.
2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section ABecause of their smaller size, most keep hours that allow people to enjoy themselves, then have some quiet after midnight, as opposed to large major cities like New York, where the buzz of activity is ongoing.
2017年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section Cfirst of all, small is beautiful: people definitely prefer working for smaller organizations or companies with less than 100 staff.
2017年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section AIt's just a much smaller market today.
2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section AMaybe you could gather capital from other sources, smaller loans from more lenders?
2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section AMediterranean cooking uses smaller amounts of saturated fat and higher amounts of unsaturated fat, mostly in the form of olive oil.
2017年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section CSo far, the main thing many large retailers have done in response to all this is to open online stores, so people will come to them directly rather than to Amazon and its smaller online rivals.
2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section BTennessee 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.
2015年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section BThen there were the face slimming rollers that were said to improve your blood circulation and make your face smaller.
2019年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section CTwenty years ago, the Urban Land Institute defined the two types of cities that dominated the US landscape: smaller cities that operated around standard 9-5 business hours and large metropolitan areas that ran all 24 hours of the day.
2017年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section Cwith the rise of a new concept in urban planning that aims to make life easier and more convenient, however, increasing popularity for urban areas that caused the real estate pushes, in major cities like San Francisco or New York, has inspired a type of f
2017年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C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.
例句
She is small for her age...她看上去比同龄人个头小。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。ADJ-GRADED
数目少的;含量小的
A small group or quantity consists of only a few people or things.
例句
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。Guns continued to be produced in small numbers.*支继续被小批量地制造出来。ADJ-GRADED
年纪小的;幼小的
A small child is a very young child.
例句
I have a wife and two small children...我有一个妻子和两个年幼的孩子。What were you like when you were small?你小的时候是什么样子?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.
例句
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。No detail was too small to escape her attention...再小的细节都逃不过她的眼睛。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.
例句
...shops, restaurants and other small businesses...商店、饭馆以及其他小企业Tool companies here are generally small.这里制造工具的公司普遍规模不大。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.
例句
'I'm scared,' she said in a very small voice.她非常小声地说:“我很害怕。”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.
例句
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。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。N-SING
(人体的)腰背部
The small of your back is the bottom part of your back that curves in slightly.
例句
Place your hands on the small of your back and breathe in.双手置于腰部,吸气。英英词典释义
Adjective
1. small or little relative to something else