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the small of one's back
通常与定冠词 the 和 of 短语连用，指背部最细处。
He felt a sharp pain in the small of his back.
他感到腰部一阵剧痛。
He felt a sharp pain in the small of his back.
他感到腰部一阵剧痛。
背部的细长部分
the slender part of the back
适合小个子的服装尺码
a garment size for a small person
He gently placed his hand on the small of her back as they danced.
跳舞时，他轻轻地把手放在她的后腰上。
After sitting all day, I feel a dull ache in the small of my back.
坐了一整天后，我感到后腰隐隐作痛。
The masseuse focused on the small of his back to ease the tension.
按摩师重点按摩他的后腰以缓解紧张。
通常与定冠词 the 和 of 短语连用，指背部最细处。
He felt a sharp pain in the small of his back.
他感到腰部一阵剧痛。
作服装尺码时，为可数名词。
This shirt is too big; I need a small.
这件衬衫太大，我需要一件小号的。
Not this
I wear small.
Use this
I wear a small.
作为表示服装尺码的可数名词，‘small’前需要不定冠词‘a’。
Not this
She has pain in her small.
Use this
She has pain in the small of her back.
名词‘small’表示背部细长部分时，通常用于短语‘small of the back’，不能单独使用。
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腰背部最窄的部分
He felt a sharp pain in the small of his back.
他感到腰背部最窄的部分一阵剧痛。
闲聊
They engaged in small talk about the weather.
他们闲聊了一下天气。
小人物；无关紧要的人或事
The local gang is just small fry compared to the international cartel.
与国际卡特尔相比，当地帮派只是小角色。
世界真小（用于偶遇熟人时的感叹）
We met again in Paris—what a small world!
我们又在巴黎相遇了——世界真小！
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small的“s”形如小蛇，蛇很小，故意为“小的”。
指腰部狭小部分，多用于短语‘small of the back’，常见于日常及医学描述，语域中性偏日常。
通常与定冠词the连用，指背部较细的部分
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