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I . small [smɔːl] ADJ

1. small:

small
小的 xiǎode
small
少的 shǎode

2. small:

small
幼小的 yòuxiǎode
small
矮小的 ǎixiǎode

4. small:

small
微不足道的 wēi bù zú dào de
a small favour
小恩小惠

5. small:

small
(字母)小写的 xiǎoxiěde

II . small [smɔːl] ADV

small-minded

small-minded ADJ

small-cap, small capitalization N

small change N

small hours N

small potatoes N

small talk N

small-time [ˈsmɔːltaım] ADJ

small claims court N

Usage examples with small

small potatoes [or a small potato] inf Am
小人物 xiǎo rénwù
small talk
闲聊 xiánliáo
no [or little, small] wonder
难怪 nánguài
a small favour
小恩小惠
a small-time criminal
犯轻罪的犯人
cut the meat up small
把肉切成肉丁
a small quantity of rainfall
少量的降雨
tune oneself to small town life
使自己适应小镇的生活
Gambling is rife in that small town.
那个小镇赌博成风。
make small talk at a cocktail party
在酒会上闲聊
contrive to live on a small income
设法靠微薄收入过日子
The shirt is too small for him.
这衬衫他穿太小了。
I knew the small town inside out.
我对这个小镇非常了解。
They put up at the small inn.
他们是在那个小旅馆里过的夜。
The small village is five miles off.
小村子在5英里以外。
The old couple made shift with a small income.
这对老夫妻只能靠微薄的收入维持生活。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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These birds have colourful plumage and resemble small kingfishers, but with flattened bills with serrated edges.
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The scissors he uses are too small, and it hurts his hand, so he sneaks into his teacher's desk and takes the sharper, bigger scissors.
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Along with ammonium nitratea very common cargo on the high seasit was carrying small arms ammunition, machinery, and bales of sisal twine on the deck.
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Inside the flower house were arranged small artificial hills, with a pool next to them, and springs would trickle down from the hills.
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The third time he asks she accepts and choose a small registry office for their ceremony.
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The undulating land is dotted with swamps, a few small lakes, and sand and gravel deposits.
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Women past puberty wore a small skirt of cotton, and the men might wear a loincloth made of plaited leaves or cotton.
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It features a small, richly ornamented arched front porch supported by coupled square columns.
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Although the park's grasslands are no longer pristine, they are recovering nicely and have small areas dominated by little bluestem and bushy bluestem.
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A small rivulet (called the nullah) ran right through this stretch of land.
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