短语 | sth is small potatoes |
释义 | sth is small potatoes also sth is small beer BrE informalused to say that someone or something is not important, especially when compared to other people or things无足轻重的人(事物),微不足道的人(事物):•Even with £10, 000 to invest, you are still small beer for most investment managers.即使投资 10, 000 英镑,对大多数的投资管理人来说你还是个小人物。—small adv:•He writes so small I can't read it.他字写得这么小,我看不清楚。—smallness noun U CHOICE small, little:Small is a very general word for talking about the size of something.谈论某物的大小,small 是一个非常笼统的单词:•a small village一座小村庄•a small man一个小个子男人•He had small brown eyes.他长着棕色的小眼睛。•The envelope was too small.这个信封太小了。•Do you have this shirt in a smaller size?这衬衫你有小一点尺寸的吗?Little is used, especially in spoken English, to show how you feel about someone or something small, for example to show that you like them, dislike them, or feel sorry for them.little 尤用在英语口语中表示你对小的人或东西的感觉,如喜欢、不喜欢或者同情:•What lovely little cakes!多可爱的小蛋糕!•her horrid little dog她那条讨厌的小狗 ► You can say 'smaller' or 'smallest', but do not say 'littler' or 'littlest'. 可以说 smaller 或 smallest,但不要说 littler 或 littlest:•Her feet are even smaller (NOT Iittler / more little) than mine.她的脚甚至比我的还要小。 ► You can use words like 'quite', 'very' and 'too' in front of small, but do not use them with little . small 前面可以使用 quite, very 和 too 这类单词,但 little 前则不能使用:•a very small car (NOT very little car)一辆很小的汽车 |
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