Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #168
small
小的；少的
核心释义
small in size, amount, or degree
- 1.
不大或不大；无关紧要；数量少
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
- 2.
年轻,如小孩
Young, as a child.
- 3.
微小或小写,指书写或印刷的字母
Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
- 4.
数量、量、大小或范围有限或低于平均水平
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- 5.
显示出很少价值或能力；不大度；微不足道；卑鄙
Evincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
- 6.
持续时间不长；时间不长；短暂
Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
- 7.
小规模经营的行业或机构,与较大的同行不同
Synonym of little (“of an industry or institution(s) therein: operating on a small scale, unlike larger counterparts”).
年幼的；短暂的；小写的；卑鄙的；小气的；小规模的
用法In use
This jacket is too small for me; I need a larger size.
用法提示：small 为形容词，作表语，表示“尺寸小的”。
She added only a small amount of sugar to the coffee.
用法提示：small 为形容词，作定语修饰 amount，表示“少量的”。
Their new apartment is smaller than their old one.
用法提示：smaller 是 small 的比较级，作表语，表示“更小的”。
a small car
a little (or small) group
small enough to do sth
enough 修饰形容词时放在其后，表示‘足够……以至于能……’。
The portable speaker is small enough to fit in my pocket.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- small business
- 小企业
- She started a small business selling handmade crafts.她开了一家卖手工艺品的小企业。
- small amount
- 少量
- Add a small amount of salt to the soup.往汤里加少量盐。
- small change
- 零钱
- Do you have any small change for the parking meter?你有零钱付停车费吗？
- small talk
- 闲聊
- We made some small talk while waiting for the meeting.等开会的时候我们闲聊了几句。
- small intestine
- 小肠
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
mall 是大商场，small 比它多一个 s，却“小”得多。看到 small 就想到：商场太大，只取一角便小。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面说明 small 作形容词表示“小的”时，在口语和书面语中都很常见，通常不带明显语体倾向，因此标为中性。若指具体尺寸或数量，两种场合均可使用；修饰抽象名词（如 small chance）或数据（如 a small increase）时也自然。
语法说明Grammar Note
Gradable adjective; comparative 'smaller', superlative 'smallest'.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine sound matches for the given /smoːl/ (vowel /oːl/): none among common words. The six listed words share the spelling '-all' but are pronounced /ɔːl/ in standard English, so they are useful lookalikes that sound different; beware also 'smell' (/smɛl/) and 'shall' (/ʃæl/).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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