small

常見例句

用作形容詞 (adj.)

用作定語: ～+ n.

• The small room is thick with audience.
  小房間坐滿聽眾。
• People in far northern countries sometimes form small houses out of bricks of ice.
  住在極北部國家的人有時用冰塊建造小房子。
• The story took place in a faraway small village.
  這故事發(fā)生在很遠(yuǎn)的一個小村莊里。
• The pupils were formed into four small groups.
  小學(xué)生被分成四個小組。
• The sturdy footbridge would easily support the weight of a small truck.
  這座結(jié)實的小橋完全可以承受一輛小卡車的重量。
• The small pocket dictionary was expanded into a full-sized one.
  那本袖珍詞典已擴(kuò)展成為一本大型詞典。
• In sampling, we choose a small number of items which we think are typical of the whole and examine the sample.
  在采樣時,我們選擇少量我們認(rèn)為是代表整體的東西,并對這個樣本進(jìn)行研究。
• The bad weather is responsible for the small attendance.
  天氣惡劣是到場人數(shù)不多的原因。
• There was only a small number of people there.
  那兒只有少數(shù)的人。
• A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.
  這一小群人發(fā)出了刺耳的喊叫。
• Would a small child know about it?
  小孩能懂這事嗎?
• I lived in the countryside when I was small.
  我小時候住在鄉(xiāng)下。
• A mouse is a small animal.
  老鼠是一種小動物。
• 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飛蟲,它們是無害的。
• My father was a small shopkeeper.
  我父親是小業(yè)主。
• He is a small businessman.
  他是個小商人。
• Only a small man would behave so badly.
  只有卑鄙的人其行為才會如此惡劣。
• He is a man of no small curiosity.
  他是一個有強(qiáng)烈好奇心的人。
• Don't bother him with that small matter.
  那樣的小事,別去麻煩他了。
• There are times when even the smallest mistake will make him lose his rag.
  有時候甚至小小的錯誤也會使得他大發(fā)脾氣。
• There are only small differences between the two translations.
  這兩種譯本間只有細(xì)微的區(qū)別。
• They took their seats at the small round table.
  他們在一張小圓桌旁坐了下來。
• His father is a weak small spare old man.
  他父親是一個瘦弱的小老頭兒。
• He runs a small retail shop.
  他開了一間小的零售店。
• A snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body.
  蝸牛是一種小型的軟體草食動物。

用作表語: S+be+～

• My influence over her is small, so she won't do as I say.
  我對她起不了多大的影響,她不會按我的話去做的。
• Our income has got smaller, so we must be realistic and give up our car.
  我們的收入減少了,所以我們得面對現(xiàn)實,把車賣掉。
• He is small but sturdy.
  他個子小但健壯。
• Her features are small and regular.
  她的容貌小巧端正。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

• This hat is too small for me.
  這頂帽子我戴太小。
• The boy is small for his age.
  就年齡來說這男孩的個子小了些。

S+be+～+to- v

• The pitch is too small to play football on.
  球場太小了,沒法踢足球。
• The hat is too small to serve.
  這個帽子太小了,不適用。

It is/was+～+of sb+to- v

• It is small of her to wish for payment.
  她還希望得到報酬,真小氣。

用作賓語補(bǔ)足語: S+V+O+～

• He criticized her in front of her colleagues and made her face very small.
  他當(dāng)著她同事的面批評了她,使她感到非常丟臉。

更多例句

• No detail was too small to escape her attention.
  再小的細(xì)節(jié)都逃不過她的眼睛。
• When your children misbehave tell them without making them feel small.
  孩子表現(xiàn)不佳時要讓他們知道，但不能讓他們自慚形穢。
• He insisted we stop at a small restaurant just outside of Atlanta.
  他堅持讓我們在亞特蘭大市外不遠(yuǎn)的一家小餐館歇歇腳。
• He failed, and small wonder.
  他失敗了, 這沒什么奇怪.
• A small boat drifted in during the night, with no one on board.
  夜間漂來一條無人的小船.
• They are small potatoes.
  他們是些微不足道的人.
• Alexander receives a small annuity.
  亞歷山大獲得了一份數(shù)額不大的年金.
• A big truck tried to get into a small parking space and fouled up traffic.
  一輛試圖開進(jìn)小停車場的大卡車把交通阻塞了.
• She was wearing a small silver brooch.
  她戴著一枚銀質(zhì)的小胸針.
• The cameraman also has a small repair shop.
  這位攝影器材商也開一個小修理店.
• Each sheet was covered with small, neat handwriting.
  每張紙上都寫滿了工整的小字.
• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.
  我可以將我的兩家小商店合并為一家大商行.
• It's a small matter; don't get so hot and bothered.
  這是件小事, 不必發(fā)愁.
• The big firms tried to crowd our small business out of the market.
  那些大公司試圖把我們的小商店排擠出市場.
• My house had a small backyard, the paradise of children.
  我那幢房子有一個小后院, 那是孩子們玩耍的樂園.
• Use plenty of vegetables because the cooking boils them all down to a small quantity.
  要用足夠的蔬菜,因為一煮就剩不了多少了.
• By frugality she managed to get along on her small salary.
  憑著節(jié)儉,她設(shè)法以自己微薄的薪水生活.
• The few small rivers could not hold all the rain that fell during the wet season.
  幾條小河容不下雨季的全部雨水.
• I have a distant relative in this small town.
  在這個小鎮(zhèn)上我有一個遠(yuǎn)親.
• Jack is very small for his age.
  按他的年齡,杰克的個子顯得太小.
• The store sells big ones, small ones, medium ones, or what have you.
  那家商店賣大號的 、 小號的 、 中號的, 應(yīng)有盡有.
• The firm is too small to contend against [ with ] large international companies.
  這家公司太小,無法與國際性的大公司 抗?fàn)?
• Small enterprises are suited to top filling in the gaps in the manufacture by large enterprises of complete sets of equipment.
  (小企業(yè)為大企業(yè) ) 協(xié)作配套
• We can't risk big things for the sake of small ones.
  我們不能因小失大.
• Substances consist of small particles called molecules.
  物質(zhì)是由叫做分子的微粒組成的.
• I want large ones, not small ones.
  我要大的, 不要小的.
• The two children were always bickering with each other over small matters.
  這兩個孩子總是為些小事斗嘴.
• Are these toys safe for small children?
  這些玩具對小孩安全 嗎 ?
• Any amount, great or small, will be appreciated.
  數(shù)量不論多少都將受到歡迎.
• I resent comments on the impracticality of small cars.
  我反對說小驕車不實用的說法.
• In this small village he found few persons congenial to him.
  在這個小村子里他發(fā)現(xiàn)很少有人與他志趣相投.
• Many small plants in that country closed down for lack of fuel.
  由于燃料不足,那個國家很多小廠都關(guān)閉了.
• I've made a few small corrections to your report.
  我對你的報告作了幾處小的修改。
• There's a lot of headroom for such a small car.
  這么小的一輛汽車的頭上空間蠻大的。
• The programme was a gold mine for small production companies.
  這一方案能為產(chǎn)量較小的公司帶來滾滾財源。
• Predictions that the recession will be short are small comfort to those already affected.
  關(guān)于經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退不會延續(xù)很長時間的預(yù)測對那些已經(jīng)受到影響的人來說只是小小的安慰。
• Judy reached into her handbag and handed me a small printed leaflet.
  朱蒂把手伸進(jìn)提包，拿出一張小的印刷傳單給我。
• The feet are highly specialised structures made up of 26 small delicate bones.
  腳的結(jié)構(gòu)非常特殊，由26塊細(xì)小的骨頭組成。
• Subaru is one of the smallest Japanese car makers.
  斯巴魯是日本最小的汽車制造商之一。
• It's quite easy to make quite small changes to the way that you work.
  對工作方式作一些小的改變會比較容易。
• A centimeter can be infinitely divided into smaller units.
  一厘米可以無窮盡地分成更小的單位。
• She suddenly held up a small, bony finger and pointed across the room.
  她突然伸出一根瘦小的手指，指向屋子的另一頭。
• On his right was a thriving vegetable garden and beyond it a small orchard of apple trees.
  他右邊是一個生機(jī)勃勃的菜園，菜園的另一邊是一個小小的蘋果園。
• Pattern charts with small print are often difficult for older knitters to use.
  上了年紀(jì)的針織工使用小的圖樣時通常很不方便。
• It all looked a bit of a squash as they squeezed inside the small hatchback.
  當(dāng)他們擠進(jìn)那輛小小的艙門式汽車時，看起來有些過于擁擠。
• When launched, the Macintosh was the smallest desktop computer ever produced.
  當(dāng)初上市的時候，麥金塔電腦是所有臺式電腦里最小的。
• When held to the light the small oblong leaves are seen to possess tiny perforations.
  迎著光看時，就會發(fā)現(xiàn)橢圓形小葉子上有微小的孔眼。
• You shouldn't have too many colours in a small space as the effect can jar.
  不應(yīng)該在狹小的空間使用過多的顏色，那會令人感到煩躁不安。
• Why is the company going downmarket and developing smaller machines?
  為什么公司要面向低端市場開發(fā)更小的機(jī)器？
• He spent important money on a small jewel for his wife.
  他花大筆錢購買小小的寶石給太太.
• I have planned the whole thing to the smallest detail.
  我已經(jīng)把整個事情連最小的細(xì)節(jié)都計劃好了.
• I would rather have the small one than the big one.
  我寧愿要小的,不要大的.
• The smallest deflection of the missile could bring disaster.
  導(dǎo)彈有極微小的偏斜也可能釀出大禍.
• In attacking a smaller boy, he was plainly in the wrong.
  他攻擊一個比自己小的孩子顯然該受到責(zé)備.
• He sared money for years and in 1938 he bought a small workshop of his own.
  他積蓄多年,于1938年買了一個小小的修理鋪.
• Her supposed wealth is a very small sum.
  她可謂的財產(chǎn)只是很小的一筆錢.
• I want large ones, not small ones.
  我要大的, 不要小的.
• We offer this small token by way of appreciation.
  我們贈送這小小的禮物以表謝意.
• Every substance, no matter what it is, is composed of very small particles called molecules.
  各種物質(zhì), 不論它是什么, 都是由一些稱為分子的很小的粒子構(gòu)成的.
• Landing in bad weather is a tricky task for any pilot, even the smallest error can lead to disaster.
  在惡劣天氣的條件下著陸對于任何飛行員都是一項危險的工作, 甚至極小的差錯都可能釀成一場災(zāi)難.
• He asked Ginny if she would consent to a small celebration after the christening.
  他問金尼是否同意在洗禮之后小小地慶祝一下。
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