
英:/'smɔ:lə(r)/ 美:/'ˈsmɔːlər/
原形 small
adj. 較小,更小的
Beach resorts are expensive; let’s stay at a smaller hotel.
海灘度假村很貴;咱們住個小點的旅館吧。
We considered moving to a smaller city, but the opportunities are much better here.
我們在考慮搬到小一點的城市,但是這裡的機會更好。
She wants a dog, preferably a smaller breed that doesn't need as much food.
她想養條狗,最好是小點的品種,這樣不會需要太多狗糧。
We’re trying to convince our parents to downsize to a smaller house, but dad is putting up a fight.
我們試圖說服爸媽換個小點的房子,但爸爸跟我們吵個不休。
Over the past few years we've seen smartphones with larger screens edge out the smaller ones.
過去幾年,大屏幕智能手機取代了小屏幕手機。
Do you have this shirt in a smaller size?
這款襯衫你們有更小的尺碼嗎?
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.
我們想讓奶奶搬去小一點的房子住,但她一直不願意走。
Sure. How about I give you three hundreds, and the rest in a mix of fifties, twenties and smaller bills?
沒問題。我可以給你三張一百元的,然後其餘的換成五十元、二十元和更小面值的,怎麼樣?
Hmm... I like the black one, but do you have any smaller sizes?
嗯,我喜歡這件黑色的,你們有小點兒的嗎?
The projector is on this side, so we should put a smaller table here and two chairs for our speakers.
投影儀在這邊,所以我們應該在這兒給我們的演講者放一張小桌子和兩把小椅子。
Yup. It even has a new washer and dryer. I need smaller appliances.
是的。家裡甚至還有新的洗衣機和烘幹機。我需要一些小家電。
That's true. At my last job, I liked to break up deadlines into smaller parts, like little milestones. It helped.
确實是這樣。我做上一份工作的時候,喜歡把截止日期拆分成更小的部分,就像是小的裡程碑,還挺奏效的。
The move will make it easier for smaller and individual investors to buy stocks.
此舉将更加方便中小投資者或個人投資者購買股票。
My parents have certain health care requirements, otherwise I'd send them to a smaller city and save a few bucks!
我爸媽在醫療方面有些需求,不然我就把他們送到小一點的城市去了,還能省點錢!
I'd be into that. Smaller crowds are more intimate.
我贊成。觀衆越少,舞台上下溝通越親密。
They always look smaller close up.
它們從近處看總是更小。
Let's separate into smaller groups.
讓我們分成更小的組吧。
Smaller contractors had been forced to shut down.
一些小的承包商已被迫歇業。
The proposal is weighted towards smaller businesses.
這項提議對小型企業有利。
Their smaller rival is battling to end their duopoly.
比他們小的競争對手正在為結束他們兩家寡頭集團而鬥争。
adj.|lesser;較小,更小的
"smaller" 是英語形容詞 "small" 的比較級形式,用于比較兩個或兩組事物在尺寸、數量、規模、程度或重要性上的大小關系,表示其中一方比另一方“更小”或“較小”。
其詳細含義和用法如下:
核心含義:尺寸/數量的相對減小
擴展含義:規模/程度的相對降低
語法特征:比較級
與不可分級形容詞的區别
使用場景
"smaller" 的核心功能是表達一種相對關系,即某物在尺寸、數量、規模、程度或重要性上小于與之比較的另一物。它是英語中非常基礎和常用的比較級形容詞。
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單詞釋義:smaller
smaller是形容詞small的比較級形式,表示“更小的”或“較小的”,用于描述尺寸、規模、數量或程度上的減少。以下是詳細解析:
描述物體、人或空間的客觀尺寸:
表示程度或重要性較低:
可與副詞搭配,強調程度:
雖然small和little均可表示“小”,但兩者用法差異顯著:
|對比項 |smaller |little(無比較級) |
|------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|感情色彩 | 中性,客觀描述尺寸或程度 | 帶有主觀情感(如可愛、可憐或貶義) |
|比較級/最高級| 有(smaller, smallest) | 無(不可用littler或littlest) |
|副詞搭配 | 可用quite, very, too修飾 | 不可用副詞修飾(除描述兒童外) |
smaller是small的标準比較級形式,適用于具體或抽象場景,強調客觀的“更小”。與little不同,它不含主觀情感,且可與副詞靈活搭配。
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