smallest

英 [ˈsmɔːlɪst]

美 [ˈsmɔləst]

adv.  成为小块; 小小地
adj.  (尺寸、数量、程度等)小的; (服装、食品、家用设施等)小号的，小型的; (同类事物中)小的
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柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (尺寸)小的
  Asmallperson, thing, or amount of something is not large in physical size.
  1. She is small for her age...
     她看上去比同龄人个头小。
  2. The window was far too small for him to get through...
     窗户对他来说实在太小，他钻不过去。
  3. Next door to the garage is a small orchard area...
     紧挨着车库是一座小果园。
  4. Stick them on using a small amount of glue.
     用少许胶水把它们贴上。
• ADJ-GRADED 数目少的;含量小的
  Asmallgroup or quantity consists of only a few people or things.
  1. A small group of students meets regularly to learn Japanese...
     一小组学生定期聚在一起学习日语。
  2. Guns continued to be produced in small numbers.
     枪支继续被小批量地制造出来。
• ADJ-GRADED 年纪小的;幼小的
  Asmallchild is a very young child.
  1. I have a wife and two small children...
     我有一个妻子和两个年幼的孩子。
  2. What were you like when you were small?
     你小的时候是什么样子？
• ADJ-GRADED 不重要的;无足轻重的;程度小的
  You usesmallto describe something that is not significant or great in degree.
  1. It's quite easy to make quite small changes to the way that you work...
     对工作方式作一些小的改变会比较容易。
  2. No detail was too small to escape her attention...
     再小的细节都逃不过她的眼睛。
  3. He believes this to be a relatively small problem.
     他认为这相对而言是一个小问题。
• ADJ-GRADED (企业或公司)小规模的，小型的
  Smallbusinesses or companies employ a small number of people and do business with a small number of clients.
  1. ...shops, restaurants and other small businesses...
     商店、饭馆以及其他小企业
  2. Tool companies here are generally small.
     这里制造工具的公司普遍规模不大。
• ADJ-GRADED (嗓音)微弱的，轻柔的
  If someone speaks in asmallvoice, they speak in a quiet, high voice because they are frightened or ashamed.
  1. 'I'm scared,' she said in a very small voice.
     她非常小声地说：“我很害怕。”
• ADJ-GRADED 渺小的;自惭形秽的
  If someone makes you look or feelsmall, they make you look or feel stupid or ashamed.
  1. This may just be another of her schemes to make me look small...
     这也许是她处心积虑要让我自惭形秽的另一步棋。
  2. When your children misbehave tell them without making them feel small.
     孩子表现不佳时要让他们知道，但不能让他们自惭形秽。
• N-SING (人体的)腰背部
  The small ofyourbackis the bottom part of your back that curves in slightly.
  1. Place your hands on the small of your back and breathe in.
     双手置于腰部，吸气。
• See also:smalls

You can use the adjectivesmallrather thanlittleto draw attention to the fact that something is small. For instance, you cannot say 'The town is little' or 'I have a very little car', but you can say 'The town is small' or 'I have a very small car'.Littleis a less precise word thansmall, and may be used to suggest the speaker's feelings or attitude towards the person or thing being described. For that reason,littleis often used after another adjective.What a nice little house you've got here!... Shut up, you horrible little boy!
表示物体小的时候用 small，而不用 little，例如，不能说 The town is little 或者 I have a very little car，但是可以说 The town is small (这个城镇很小)，I have a very small car (我有一辆很小的车)。little 的意义不及 small 精确，可以用来表示说话人对所说的人或物的感情或态度。因此 little 常用于其他形容词之后，例如：What a nice little house you've got here (你这房子多么漂亮小巧呀)，Shut up, you horrible little boy (闭嘴！你这个可恶的小家伙)。

双语例句

• Those remaining in work will be lucky to get the smallest of pay increases
  那些仍在工作的人，有那么一点点儿加薪就要算是运气了。
• From the smallest to the largest production unit, no one escaped notice.
  从最小的到最大的生产单位，全都在监控之下。
• A pixel is the smallest dot in the system which can be manipulated for its brightness and colour.
  像素是该系统内最小的点子，每一像素的明暗和颜色可单独的操纵和调整。
• Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay are three of South America's poorest and smallest countries.
  厄瓜多尔、玻利维亚和巴拉圭是南美洲最穷和最小的国家。
• Data type provides the greatest and smallest possible magnitudes for a number.
  数据类型提供数字可能的最大和最小量值。
• This is probably the smallest of the ten branches of the river.
  这条河的十支支流中，这可能是最小的一支了。
• Even the smallest metallic object, whether a nail file or cigarette lighter, is immediately confiscated
  即便是最小的金属物品，不管是指甲锉刀还是打火机，都会马上被没收。
• The last point applies particularly to the smallest and least developed countries.
  最后一点特别反映了最小和最不发达国家的情况。
• A practice, the smallest unit in CMMI, represents a goal requirement.
  实践&CMMI的最小单位，表达了一个目标需求。
• Landing in bad weather is a tricky task for any pilot, even the smallest error can lead to disaster.
  在恶劣天气的条件下着陆对于任何飞行员都是一项危险的工作，甚至极小的差错都可能酿成一场灾难。