small 音标拼音: [sm'ɔl]
a . 小的,少的,小型的,琐碎的,低微的,小气的,细微的
ad . 些微地
n . 狭小部分
小的,少的,小型的,琐碎的,低微的,小气的,细微的些微地狭小部分
small 小 小型
small adv 1 :
on a small scale ; "
think small " [
ant : {
big }]
adj 1 :
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent ; "
a little dining room "; "
a little house "; "
a small car "; "
a little (
or small )
group " [
synonym :
{
small }, {
little }] [
ant : {
big }, {
large }]
2 :
limited in size or scope ; "
a small business "; "
a newspaper with a modest circulation "; "
small -
scale plans "; "
a pocket -
size country " [
synonym : {
minor }, {
modest }, {
small }, {
small -
scale }, {
pocket -
size }, {
pocket -
sized }]
3 : (
of children and animals )
young ,
immature ; "
what a big little boy you are "; "
small children " [
synonym : {
little }, {
small }]
4 :
slight or limited ;
especially in degree or intensity or scope ; "
a series of death struggles with small time in between "
5 :
low or inferior in station or quality ; "
a humble cottage "; "
a lowly parish priest "; "
a modest man of the people "; "
small beginnings " [
synonym : {
humble }, {
low }, {
lowly }, {
modest },
{
small }]
6 :
lowercase ; "
little a "; "
small a "; "
e .
e .
cummings '
s poetry is written all in minuscule letters " [
synonym : {
little },
{
minuscule }, {
small }]
7 : (
of a voice )
faint ; "
a little voice "; "
a still small voice "
[
synonym : {
little }, {
small }]
8 :
have fine or very small constituent particles ; "
a small misty rain "
9 :
not large but sufficient in size or amount ; "
a modest salary "; "
modest inflation "; "
helped in my own small way "
[
synonym : {
modest }, {
small }]
10 :
made to seem smaller or less (
especially in worth ); "
her comments made me feel small " [
synonym : {
belittled },
{
diminished }, {
small }]
n 1 :
the slender part of the back 2 :
a garment size for a small person Small \
Small \,
v .
t .
To make little or less . [
Obs .]
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Small \
Small \ (
sm [
add ]
l ),
a . [
Compar . {
Smaller }
(
sm [
add ]
l "[~
e ]
r );
superl . {
Smallest }.] [
OE .
small ,
AS .
smael ;
akin to D .
smal narrow ,
OS . &
OHG .
smal small ,
G .
schmal narrow ,
Dan . &
Sw .
smal ,
Goth .
smals small ,
Icel .
smali small cattle ,
sheep ,
or goats ;
cf .
Gr .
mh ^
lon a sheep or goat .]
1 .
Having little size ,
compared with other things of the same kind ;
little in quantity or degree ;
diminutive ;
not large or extended in dimension ;
not great ;
not much ;
inconsiderable ;
as ,
a small man ;
a small river .
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To compare Great things with small . --
Milton .
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2 .
Being of slight consequence ;
feeble in influence or importance ;
unimportant ;
trivial ;
insignificant ;
as ,
a small fault ;
a small business .
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3 .
Envincing little worth or ability ;
not large -
minded ; --
sometimes ,
in reproach ,
paltry ;
mean .
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A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man . --
Carlyle .
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4 .
Not prolonged in duration ;
not extended in time ;
short ;
as ,
after a small space . --
Shak .
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5 .
Weak ;
slender ;
fine ;
gentle ;
soft ;
not loud . "
A still ,
small voice ." --
1 Kings xix .
12 .
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{
Great and small },
of all ranks or degrees ; --
used especially of persons . "
His quests ,
great and small ." --
Chaucer .
{
Small arms },
muskets ,
rifles ,
pistols ,
etc .,
in distinction from cannon .
{
Small beer }.
See under {
Beer }.
{
Small coal }.
(
a )
Little coals of wood formerly used to light fires .
--
Gay .
(
b )
Coal about the size of a hazelnut ,
separated from the coarser parts by screening .
{
Small craft } (
Naut .),
a vessel ,
or vessels in general ,
of a small size .
{
Small fruits }.
See under {
Fruit }.
{
Small hand },
a certain size of paper .
See under {
Paper }.
{
Small hours }.
See under {
Hour }.
{
Small letter }. (
Print .),
a lower -
case letter .
See {
Lower -
case },
and {
Capital letter },
under {
Capital },
a .
{
Small piece },
a Scotch coin worth about 21 /
4d .
sterling ,
or about 41 /
2cents .
{
Small register }.
See the Note under 1st {
Register },
7 .
{
Small stuff } (
Naut .),
spun yarn ,
marline ,
and the smallest kinds of rope . --
R .
H .
Dana ,
Jr .
{
Small talk },
light or trifling conversation ;
chitchat .
{
Small wares } (
Com .),
various small textile articles ,
as tapes ,
braid ,
tringe ,
and the like . --
M `
Culloch .
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Small \
Small \,
adv .
1 .
In or to small extent ,
quantity ,
or degree ;
little ;
slightly . [
Obs .] "
I wept but small ." --
Chaucer . "
It small avails my mood ." --
Shak .
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2 .
Not loudly ;
faintly ;
timidly . [
Obs .
or Humorous ]
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You may speak as small as you will . --
Shak .
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Small \
Small \,
n .
1 .
The small or slender part of a thing ;
as ,
the small of the leg or of the back .
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2 .
pl .
Smallclothes . [
Colloq .] --
Hood .
Dickens .
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3 .
pl .
Same as {
Little go }.
See under {
Little },
a .
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291 Moby Thesaurus words for "
small ":
Lenten ,
Lilliputian ,
Spartan ,
abject ,
abominable ,
abstemious ,
airy ,
arrant ,
ascetic ,
atrocious ,
attenuate ,
attenuated ,
austere ,
authoritarian ,
baby ,
back -
burner ,
bantam ,
base ,
beggarly ,
bigot ,
bigoted ,
borne ,
boyish ,
cheap ,
cheesy ,
close ,
closed ,
commonplace ,
constricted ,
contemptible ,
cramped ,
creedbound ,
crummy ,
cursory ,
deaf ,
deaf to reason ,
debased ,
deficient ,
degraded ,
delicate ,
depraved ,
depthless ,
despicable ,
diaphanous ,
diluted ,
diminished ,
diminutive ,
dinky ,
dirty ,
disgusting ,
dispensable ,
dwarfed ,
dwarfish ,
elfin ,
ethereal ,
everyday ,
execrable ,
exiguous ,
fanatical ,
few ,
fine ,
fine -
drawn ,
finespun ,
flagrant ,
flat ,
flimsy ,
footling ,
foul ,
frail ,
frugal ,
fulsome ,
gauzy ,
girlish ,
gossamer ,
gracile ,
grave ,
gross ,
grudging ,
half -
pint ,
heinous ,
hidebound ,
homely ,
humble ,
humble -
looking ,
humble -
visaged ,
humblest ,
illiberal ,
immaterial ,
immature ,
imperfect ,
impoverished ,
in a nutshell ,
in miniature ,
in the small ,
inadequate ,
inappreciable ,
incompetent ,
inconsequential ,
inconsiderable ,
inessential ,
inferior ,
inglorious ,
innocuous ,
insignificant ,
insubstantial ,
insufficient ,
insular ,
irrelevant ,
jejune ,
knee -
high ,
lacy ,
lean ,
least ,
lesser ,
light ,
limited ,
little ,
little -
minded ,
low ,
low -
down ,
lowest ,
lowliest ,
lowly ,
lumpen ,
maladroit ,
mangy ,
matter -
of -
fact ,
meager ,
mean ,
mean -
minded ,
mean -
spirited ,
measly ,
mediocre ,
midget ,
mingy ,
mini ,
miniature ,
minor ,
minuscule ,
minute ,
miserable ,
miserly ,
misty ,
modest ,
monkey ,
monstrous ,
mundane ,
narrow ,
narrow -
hearted ,
narrow -
minded ,
narrow -
souled ,
narrow -
spirited ,
nearsighted ,
nefarious ,
negligible ,
niggardly ,
no great shakes ,
nonessential ,
not comparable ,
not in it ,
not vital ,
nugatory ,
obnoxious ,
odious ,
one -
horse ,
out of it ,
paltry ,
papery ,
parochial ,
parsimonious ,
peewee ,
petit ,
petite ,
petty ,
picayune ,
picayunish ,
piddling ,
pindling ,
pint -
sized ,
plain ,
pocket -
sized ,
poky ,
poor ,
provincial ,
puny ,
purblind ,
rank ,
rare ,
rarefied ,
reduced ,
reptilian ,
scabby ,
scant ,
scanty ,
scrawny ,
scrimp ,
scrimpy ,
scrubby ,
scruffy ,
scummy ,
scurvy ,
secondary ,
selfish ,
shabby ,
shallow ,
shoddy ,
short ,
shortsighted ,
simple ,
skimp ,
skimpy ,
skin -
deep ,
slender ,
slenderish ,
slight ,
slight -
made ,
slightly ,
slim ,
slimmish ,
slinky ,
small -
minded ,
small -
scale ,
smallish ,
smally ,
spare ,
sparing ,
squalid ,
starvation ,
stingy ,
stinted ,
stinting ,
straitened ,
straitlaced ,
stuffy ,
stunted ,
subsistence ,
subtle ,
superficial ,
svelte ,
sylphlike ,
teachable ,
technical ,
teeny ,
tenuous ,
thin ,
thin -
bodied ,
thin -
set ,
thin -
spun ,
thinnish ,
threadlike ,
tight ,
tight -
fisted ,
tiny ,
trifling ,
trivial ,
two -
by -
four ,
two -
dimensional ,
uncatholic ,
uncharitable ,
unchivalrous ,
undersized ,
undistinguished ,
unessential ,
ungenerous ,
unimaginative ,
unimportant ,
unimpressive ,
uninspired ,
unliberal ,
unmentionable ,
unnoteworthy ,
unnourishing ,
unnutritious ,
unoriginal ,
unpretentious ,
unprofound ,
unsatisfactory ,
unskillful ,
vague ,
vile ,
wasp -
waisted ,
watered ,
watered -
down ,
watery ,
weak ,
wee ,
willowy ,
wiredrawn ,
wispy ,
wretched ,
young
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