
英:/'smɔ:lə(r)/ 美:/'ˈsmɔːlər/
原形 small
adj. 较小,更小的
Beach resorts are expensive; let’s stay at a smaller hotel.
海滩度假村很贵;咱们住个小点的旅馆吧。
We considered moving to a smaller city, but the opportunities are much better here.
我们在考虑搬到小一点的城市,但是这里的机会更好。
She wants a dog, preferably a smaller breed that doesn't need as much food.
她想养条狗,最好是小点的品种,这样不会需要太多狗粮。
We’re trying to convince our parents to downsize to a smaller house, but dad is putting up a fight.
我们试图说服爸妈换个小点的房子,但爸爸跟我们吵个不休。
Over the past few years we've seen smartphones with larger screens edge out the smaller ones.
过去几年,大屏幕智能手机取代了小屏幕手机。
Do you have this shirt in a smaller size?
这款衬衫你们有更小的尺码吗?
I used to work for a smaller company.
我以前在一家小公司上班。
We would like to move Grandma into a smaller house, but she keeps holding her ground.
我们想让奶奶搬去小一点的房子住,但她一直不愿意走。
Sure. How about I give you three hundreds, and the rest in a mix of fifties, twenties and smaller bills?
没问题。我可以给你三张一百元的,然后其余的换成五十元、二十元和更小面值的,怎么样?
Hmm... I like the black one, but do you have any smaller sizes?
嗯,我喜欢这件黑色的,你们有小点儿的吗?
The projector is on this side, so we should put a smaller table here and two chairs for our speakers.
投影仪在这边,所以我们应该在这儿给我们的演讲者放一张小桌子和两把小椅子。
Yup. It even has a new washer and dryer. I need smaller appliances.
是的。家里甚至还有新的洗衣机和烘干机。我需要一些小家电。
That's true. At my last job, I liked to break up deadlines into smaller parts, like little milestones. It helped.
确实是这样。我做上一份工作的时候,喜欢把截止日期拆分成更小的部分,就像是小的里程碑,还挺奏效的。
The move will make it easier for smaller and individual investors to buy stocks.
此举将更加方便中小投资者或个人投资者购买股票。
My parents have certain health care requirements, otherwise I'd send them to a smaller city and save a few bucks!
我爸妈在医疗方面有些需求,不然我就把他们送到小一点的城市去了,还能省点钱!
I'd be into that. Smaller crowds are more intimate.
我赞成。观众越少,舞台上下沟通越亲密。
They always look smaller close up.
它们从近处看总是更小。
Let's separate into smaller groups.
让我们分成更小的组吧。
Smaller contractors had been forced to shut down.
一些小的承包商已被迫歇业。
The proposal is weighted towards smaller businesses.
这项提议对小型企业有利。
Their smaller rival is battling to end their duopoly.
比他们小的竞争对手正在为结束他们两家寡头集团而斗争。
adj.|lesser;较小,更小的
"smaller" 是英语形容词 "small" 的比较级形式,用于比较两个或两组事物在尺寸、数量、规模、程度或重要性上的大小关系,表示其中一方比另一方“更小”或“较小”。
其详细含义和用法如下:
核心含义:尺寸/数量的相对减小
扩展含义:规模/程度的相对降低
语法特征:比较级
与不可分级形容词的区别
使用场景
"smaller" 的核心功能是表达一种相对关系,即某物在尺寸、数量、规模、程度或重要性上小于与之比较的另一物。它是英语中非常基础和常用的比较级形容词。
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单词释义:smaller
smaller是形容词small的比较级形式,表示“更小的”或“较小的”,用于描述尺寸、规模、数量或程度上的减少。以下是详细解析:
描述物体、人或空间的客观尺寸:
表示程度或重要性较低:
可与副词搭配,强调程度:
虽然small和little均可表示“小”,但两者用法差异显著:
|对比项 |smaller |little(无比较级) |
|------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|感情色彩 | 中性,客观描述尺寸或程度 | 带有主观情感(如可爱、可怜或贬义) |
|比较级/最高级| 有(smaller, smallest) | 无(不可用littler或littlest) |
|副词搭配 | 可用quite, very, too修饰 | 不可用副词修饰(除描述儿童外) |
smaller是small的标准比较级形式,适用于具体或抽象场景,强调客观的“更小”。与little不同,它不含主观情感,且可与副词灵活搭配。
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