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。

'u2018I don't agree, 'u2019 he said in a small (= quiet) voice.

“我不同意。”他小声说。

small, medium, large

小号、中号、大号

This is too big'u2500have you got a small one?

这个太大——有没有小的？

the small intestine

小肠

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。

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。

a small farmer

小农场主

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。

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.

枪支继续被小批量地制造出来。

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？

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。

...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。

'I'm scared,' she said in a very small voice.

她非常小声地说：“我很害怕。”

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。

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

双手置于腰部，吸气。

用作定语～+ n.

1. The small room is thick with audience.
   小房间坐满听众。
2. People in far northern countries sometimes form small houses out of bricks of ice.
   住在极北部国家的人有时用冰块建造小房子。
3. The story took place in a faraway small village.
   这故事发生在很远的一个小村庄里。
4. The pupils were formed into four small groups.
   小学生被分成四个小组。
5. The sturdy footbridge would easily support the weight of a small truck.
   这座结实的小桥完全可以承受一辆小卡车的重量。
6. The small pocket dictionary was expanded into a full-sized one.
   那本袖珍词典已扩展成为一本大型词典。
7. In sampling, we choose a small number of items which we think are typical of the whole and examine the sample.
   在采样时,我们选择少量我们认为是代表整体的东西,并对这个样本进行研究。
8. The bad weather is responsible for the small attendance.
   天气恶劣是到场人数不多的原因。
9. There was only a small number of people there.
   那儿只有少数的人。
10. A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.
    这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。
11. Would a small child know about it?
    小孩能懂这事吗?
12. I lived in the countryside when I was small.
    我小时候住在乡下。
13. A mouse is a small animal.
    老鼠是一种小动物。
14. You should not be so fearful of those small flying insects. They are not harmful.
    你不必如此害怕那些小飞虫,它们是无害的。
15. My father was a small shopkeeper.
    我父亲是小业主。
16. He is a small businessman.
    他是个小商人。
17. Only a small man would behave so badly.
    只有卑鄙的人其行为才会如此恶劣。
18. He is a man of no small curiosity.
    他是一个有强烈好奇心的人。
19. Don't bother him with that small matter.
    那样的小事,别去麻烦他了。
20. There are times when even the smallest mistake will make him lose his rag.
    有时候甚至小小的错误也会使得他大发脾气。
21. There are only small differences between the two translations.
    这两种译本间只有细微的区别。
22. They took their seats at the small round table.
    他们在一张小圆桌旁坐了下来。
23. His father is a weak small spare old man.
    他父亲是一个瘦弱的小老头儿。
24. He runs a small retail shop.
    他开了一间小的零售店。
25. A snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body.
    蜗牛是一种小型的软体草食动物。

用作表语S+be+～

1. My influence over her is small, so she won't do as I say.
   我对她起不了多大的影响,她不会按我的话去做的。
2. 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。
3. He is small but sturdy.
   他个子小但健壮。
4. Her features are small and regular.
   她的容貌小巧端正。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. This hat is too small for me.
   这顶帽子我戴太小。
2. The boy is small for his age.
   就年龄来说这男孩的个子小了些。

S+be+～+to- v

1. The pitch is too small to play football on.
   球场太小了,没法踢足球。
2. The hat is too small to serve.
   这个帽子太小了,不适用。

It is/was+～+of sb+to- v

1. It is small of her to wish for payment.
   她还希望得到报酬,真小气。

用作宾语补足语S+V+O+～

1. He criticized her in front of her colleagues and made her face very small.
   他当着她同事的面批评了她,使她感到非常丢脸。

a small fortune

许多钱 a lot of money

(be) grateful〔thankful〕 for small mercies

庆幸已很糟糕的情况并未更糟 relieved that a bad situation is not worse

great and small

贫富强弱,贵贱高低等 rich and poor, powerful and weak, etc.

in a small way

小规模 on a small scale

it's a small world

世界可真小 one is likely to meet, or hear about, one knows however distantly wherever one goes

look〔feel〕 small

感到羞愧 be humiliated

small beer

重要性或价值不大的人或事物 person or thing of no great importance or value

small fry〔potatoes〕

(被认为)不重要的人或事物 people or thing thought to be unimportant

small talk

闲谈,聊天 light conversation on unimportant or non-serious subjects

small wonder

不太出奇 it is hardly surprising

the small hours

午夜刚过的一段时间 period of time soon after midnight

the small print

法律文件、契约等中常用小号字体印刷的部分 the parts of a legal document, contract, etc. which are often printed in a small type and contain important details that are easy to overlook

the still small voice

良心的呼唤,是非感 a person's sense of right and wrong

～+名词

• small%20animal">small animal小动物
• small%20arms">small arms轻武器
• small%20audience">small audience少数听众
• small%20beer">small beer微不足道的人〔东西〕
• small%20businesses">small businesses小公司
• small%20change">small change零钱,小额硬币
• small%20children">small children幼儿
• small%20company">small company小公司
• small%20enterprise">small enterprise小企业
• small%20farmer">small farmer小农场主
• small%20fault">small fault小错
• small%20fortune">small fortune一大笔钱
• small%20hours">small hours凌晨时分
• small%20house">small house小房子
• small%20inconvenience">small inconvenience没造成什么不便
• small%20intestine">small intestine小肠
• small%20job">small job低微的工作
• small%20man">small man矮人
• small%20matter">small matter小事
• small%20mistake">small mistake小小的错误
• small%20number">small number数量小
• small%20part">small part一个小角色
• small%20room">small room一间小屋
• small%20screen">small screen小银幕
• small%20shopkeeper">small shopkeeper小店主
• small%20smile">small smile微笑
• small%20talk">small talk闲聊
• small%20town">small town小镇
• small%20trader">small trader小商人

副词+～

• small">surprisingly small惊人地小
• small">too small太小

～+介词

• small%20for%20the%20age">small for the age按年龄说太小
• small%20in%20number">small in number数量小

• Like an hour-glass, exceedingly small in the waist.

  出自：T. Moore

小店铺

A：Are theresmall shops near here (as well/ also/ in addition)?
这儿附近（也有小店铺吗/还有小店铺？/还有其它的小店铺吗）？

B：Yes. / No.
是的/没有。

搬家

A：(It’s asmall price to pay/ I’m willing to do it) to be comfortable.
要生活得舒适一点这点钱（不算什么/我愿意付）。

small的意思

B：I see.
是呀。

交通

small

B：I just have this onesmall (bag/ carry-on/ piece of luggage).
我只有这个（小包/小的随身行李/行李）。

A：O.K. Here’s your ticket, sir. Thank you.
好的，先生，这是您的票。谢谢。