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【释义】：

a．❶ 小的，小型的：a small town小城镇．small arms轻便武器．small goods小百货．The hat is too small for me．这帽子我戴太小了．small letters小写字母．on the small side略小，比较小．❷ 少量的，小额的：a small sum of money少量的钱．They came in small numbers．他们三三两两地来．❸ 小规模的：a small business小买卖．a small tradesman小商人．❹ 短暂的，不远的：wait a small space of time等一会儿．a small distance away离得不远．❺ 不重要的，价值不大的，琐碎的：small matters小事．small talk闲谈．small errors小错误．the small worries of life生活琐事．of small value价值低的．of no small consequence重大的．❻ 吝啬的，小气的，卑鄙的：a small mind小心眼儿．It is small of you．你太小气了．❼ 微弱的，柔和的，无力的，轻度的：small misty rain蒙蒙细雨．This beer is very small．这啤酒太淡了．❽ 社会地位低的：small poets不出名的诗人．great and small 社会各阶层．❾ 卑微的，自卑的，难为情的：look(feel) small 觉得难为情．❿ 很少，几乎没有：have small Eng．lish懂一点英语．He failed，and small wonder．他失败了没什么奇怪的．

△in a small way 1)小规模地．2)朴素地，适度地，谦恭地：He lives in quite a small way．他生活十分俭朴．small change 1)零钱．2)无聊话，轻松的谈话．the still，small voice良心的声音．think no small beer of oneself自负．be small beer无关紧要．smallness n．

－n．(the small)
❶ 最纤细部分：the small of the back腰部，后腰．❷ (pl．)【口语】洗涤的小衣物，短裤．