not large in size, degree, number, value, etc （体积﹑ 程度﹑ 数量﹑ 价值等）小的, 少的: a small house, town, room, audience, sum of money 小房子﹑ 小镇﹑ 小房间﹑ 少数听众﹑ 一小笔钱 * This hat is too small for me. 这帽子我戴太小. * My influence over her is small, so she won't do as I say. 我对她起不了多大影响, 她不会按我的话去做. Cf 参看 big. =>Usage 见所附用法. 
young 幼小的; 年幼的: Would a small child know that? 小孩能懂这种事吗? * I lived in the country when I was small. 我小时候住在乡下. 
[usu attrib 通常作定语] (a) not as big as sth else of the same kind （在同类事物中）较小的: the small intestine 小肠. (b) (of letters) not written or printed as capitals (capital1 2) （指字母）小写的. 
[usu attrib 通常作定语] not doing things on a large scale 小规模的; 小范围的: a small farmer, trader, shopkeeper, company, etc 小农场主﹑ 小本商人﹑ 小店主﹑ 小公司 * more help for small businesses 对小公司的较多帮助 * a small eater, ie a person who does not eat much 饭量小的人. 
unimportant; trivial; slight 不重要的; 微不足道的; 微小的: a small matter, change, mistake 小的事情﹑ 变化﹑ 错误 * There are only small differences between the two translations. 这两种翻译之间只有些细微的区别. 
[attrib 作定语] (derog 贬) having a mean and petty attitude 小气的; 心胸狭窄的: a very small man 心胸非常狭隘的人 * Only somebody with a small mind would have refused to help. 只有心胸狭窄的人才不肯帮助别人. 
[attrib 作定语] (used with uncountable nouns 与不可数名词连用) little or no 些微的; 几乎没有的: have small cause to be glad 没什麽可高兴的 * He failed, and small wonder, ie it is not surprising. 他失败了, 这没什麽奇怪. 
(idm 习语) (be) grateful/thankful for small `mercies relieved that a bad situation is not worse 庆幸已然糟糕的情况并未更糟: It may be cold but it's not raining -- let's be thankful for small mercies. 尽管天气很冷, 但没有下雨--应该知足了. great and small => great. in a big/small way => way1. it's a small `world (saying 谚) one is likely to meet, or hear about, sb one knows (however distantly) wherever one goes 世界可真小（无论走到哪里都可能碰到或听说到自己认识的人）. look/feel `small be humiliated 感到羞愧: You made me look so small, correcting me in front of everybody. 你当众纠正我的错误, 弄得我很难为情. no/little/small wonder => wonder n. small `beer (infml 口) person or thing of no great importance or value 重要性或价值不大的人或事物: That grant was pretty small beer: we shall need a lot more money. 这点补助金是杯水车薪, 我们需要的钱远比这些多. a small `fortune a lot of money 许多钱: The car cost me a small fortune. 这辆汽车花了我很多钱. `small fry (infml 口) people thought to be unimportant （被认为）不重要的人. the `small hours period of time soon after midnight 午夜刚过的一段时间: working until/into the small hours 工作到深夜. the small `print the parts of a legal document, contract, etc which are often printed in small type and contain important details that are easy to overlook 法律文件﹑ 契约等中常用小号字体印刷的部分（包括容易忽视的重要细节）: The penalty clause was hidden in the small print. 惩罚条款印在不起眼的小号字体部分. * Make sure you read all the small print before signing. 一定要先看清小号字体印刷部分再签字. the still small voice => still1.> small adv
1 into small pieces 成为小块: chop the wood small 把木头劈成碎块.
2 of a small size 很小: Don't draw the picture too small. 别把图画得太小.
small n 1 smalls [pl] (Brit infml 口) small items of clothing, esp underwear 小件衣物（尤指内衣裤）. 2 [sing] the slender part of sth (used esp in the phrase shown) 某物较细的部分（尤用於以下示例）: the small of the back 背部最窄处.
smallness n [U].
# `small ads / dAz; 9Adz/ (Brit infml 口) = classified advertisements (classify).
small `arms weapons light enough to be carried in the hands 轻武器（可随手携带者）: [attrib 作定语] small-arms fire 轻武器射击.
small `change coins of low value 小面值的硬币: I dropped some small change into the collecting tin. 我把一些硬币投进募捐罐里了.
`smallholder, `smallholding ns (Brit) (owner or tenant of a) piece of land, usu more than one acre and less than 50 acres, used for farming 小片耕地（通常指1至50英亩的）; （小片耕地的）地主, 佃农.
the `small hours the very early hours of the morning eg 3, 4, 5 o'clock 凌晨的几小时（如3﹑ 4﹑ 5点钟）.
,small-`minded adj (derog 贬) mean and selfish; petty 吝啬自私的; 心胸狭窄的. ,small-`mindedness n [U].
`smallpox n [U] serious contagious disease causing high fever and leaving permanent scars on the skin 天花: [attrib 作定语] a smallpox injection, epidemic 天花的预防注射﹑ 流行.
,small-`scale adj
1 (of a map, drawing, etc) drawn to a small scale2(4) so that few details are shown （指地图﹑ 图样等）以小比例绘制的.
2 not great in size, extent, quantity, etc 小规模﹑ 小范围﹑ 小数量等的: ,only a,small-scale `survey of 20 people 只涉及20人的小范围调查.
`small talk conversation about everyday matters, usu at a social event 闲谈; 聊天: I'm afraid I have no small talk, ie I can't chat about unimportant things. 很抱歉, 我不能聊闲天.
`small-time adj (infml derog 口, 贬) unimportant; petty 不重要的; 琐碎的: a small-time criminal 轻罪犯.
NOTE ON USAGE 用法: Compare small and little. 试比较small和little这两个词. Small is the usual opposite of big or large. *small是big和large常见的反义词. It has comparative and superlative forms and can be modified by adverbs such as `rather' *small有比较级和最高级并可受rather一类副词修饰: Our house is smaller than yours but I think the garden is bigger. 我们的房子比你们的小, 但花园比你们的大. * I have a fairly small income. 我的收入相当微薄. The comparative and superlative forms of little are rare and it is not usually modified by adverbs. *little的比较级和最高级形式很少见, 且little通常不受副词修饰. It is generally only used attributively, often following another adjective, to indicate an attitude of affection, dislike, amusement, etc *little一般只用作定语, 常置於另一形容词之後, 表示爱﹑ 厌恶﹑ 欢娱等: He's a horrid little man. 他是个讨厌的家伙. * What a lovely little house! 多漂亮的房子!