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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.
这个便携音箱小得可以放进口袋。
The portable speaker is small enough to fit in my pocket.
这个便携音箱小得可以放进口袋。
不大或不大；无关紧要；数量少
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
年轻,如小孩
Young, as a child.
微小或小写,指书写或印刷的字母
Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
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
This jacket is too small for me; I need a larger size.
这件夹克对我来说太小了，我需要更大号的。
AI contextual example
She added only a small amount of sugar to the coffee.
她只往咖啡里加了少量的糖。
AI contextual example
Their new apartment is smaller than their old one.
他们的新公寓比原来那套小。
AI contextual example
a small car
一辆小车
WordNet
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.
这个便携音箱小得可以放进口袋。
too...to... 表示‘太……而不能……’。
The font is too small to read comfortably.
字体太小了，看起来不舒服。
smaller 是 small 的比较级，than 后接比较对象。
Their house is smaller than our apartment.
他们的房子比我们的公寓小。
a small number of 后接复数名词，意为‘少量的’。
Only a small number of issues remain unresolved.
只有少量问题尚未解决。
Not this
There are small people in the room.
Use this
There are few people in the room.
“small”不能用来修饰可数名词复数表示“数量少”，它指体积或尺寸小；表示“没几个”时应用“few”。
Not this
My small brother is five years old.
Use this
My younger brother is five years old.
“small”描述体型或年幼的儿童，但不用于表示兄弟姐妹的年龄排行；表达“弟弟”时应用“younger brother”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
少量
Add a small amount of salt to the soup.
往汤里加少量盐。
零钱
Do you have any small change for the parking meter?
你有零钱付停车费吗？
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。
小肠
Nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine.
营养在小肠中被吸收。
小镇
He grew up in a small town in the south.
他在南方的一个小镇长大。
闲聊；寒暄
She is good at making small talk at parties.
她很擅长在聚会上闲聊。
小事；无足轻重的东西
The fine is small potatoes compared to what the company spent on lawyers.
与公司花在律师上的费用相比，这笔罚款算不了什么。
世界真小（用于偶遇熟人时的感叹）
We met again in Tokyo — it's a small world!
我们在东京又见面了——世界真小！
（1969年阿波罗11号登月时尼尔·阿姆斯特朗所说）这是个人的一小步，却是全人类的一大步。
That small step changed history.
那一小步改变了历史。
（E.F.舒马赫著作《小的是美好的》书名，强调适度规模）小就是美。
Many designers believe that small is beautiful when it comes to personal gadgets.
许多设计师认为，就个人电子产品而言，小就是美。
Use small naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
Gradable adjective; comparative 'smaller', superlative 'smallest'.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WORDNET.