adj (1)小(少)的(comparatively less in size，degree，number，quantity，value，etc)：a～car/man/house/family/town/salary/sum of money/army/audience/quantity of milk 一辆小型汽车/一个矮个男人/一座小房子/一户人口少的家庭/一座小镇/一笔低薪金/一笔小额的款子/一小支军队/为数不多的听(观)众/少量牛奶;the～intestine 小肠;He is too～for his age.就年龄来说他个子太小了。 make one or two～mistakes 犯一两个小错;make only a～profit 仅获薄利;Larger fish devoured the～er ones. 大鱼吃小鱼。It's a～world.(prov)世界可真小。～ads 小(短)广告;～arms 轻武器;～change 零钱;～hours 午夜后的几小时;凌晨时分;〖同〗little，slight，undersized;〖反〗large，big，great，vast，huge;

(2)小规模的(engaged in a business or another activity on a limited scale)[通常作attrib]：a～farmer/businessman/dealer/shopkeeper/trader/business/company/enterprise 小农/生意人/商人/店主/本买卖人/店/公司/企业;a～eater 饭量小的人;

(3)不重要的，微不足道的(unimportant;slight)：a～problem/matter/quarrel/mistake 小问题/事/争吵/错;～differences 细微的区别;A～effort is often worse than none. 微小的努力常常比不努力更糟。～fry 不重要的人;〖同〗unimportant，minor，inconsequential，insignificant;〖反〗important，major，significant，consequential，vital;

(4)幼小的，年纪轻的(young)：a story for～children 幼儿故事;～plants 幼苗;When I was～，I loved to visit the zoo.我小时候爱逛动物园。

(5)气量小的;卑鄙的(having a mean or petty attitude)[作attrib](derog)：Only a～man would behave so badly. 只有心胸狭隘的人才这样行为恶劣。a man with a～mind 气量小的人;〖同〗mean，narrow，opinionated;〖反〗big，generous;

(6)轻微的，几乎没有的(very little or no;slight)：have～hope of success 仅有很小的成功希望;have～cause to be glad 没有什么理由高兴;She worked hard，so it is～wonder that she has done well. 她很努力，所以她干得很好就没有什么奇怪的。 Her kindness made him feel～after his rash accusations. 她的和蔼可亲使他为自己轻率的指责感到难为情。

(7)小写体的((of letters) not written or printed as capitals)[无comp];

→′smallholder n 耕种小块农田者;′smallholding n 耕种小块农田;͵small-′minded adj 心胸狭窄的;͵small-′mindedness n 心胸狭窄;′smallpox n 天花;small-′scale adj 小规模(范围)的，小比例的，缓和的;′small-time adj 不重要的;琐碎的;

adv(1)微小地(in a small size)：Jennie wrote so～that I can't read it. 珍妮的字写得那么小，我简直没法看。draw a picture～把画画得很小;

(2)成为小片(into small pieces)：Slice the cake～. 把蛋糕切成小块。chop the wood～把木头劈成小块;

n(1)狭窄部分(small or narrow part，as of the back)[U，the～]：cause pains in the～of the back 造成后腰部疼痛;

(2)小件衣服，(尤指)内衣裤(small items of clothing，esp underwear)(BrE，infml)[pl]：wash one's～s 洗小件衣服;

【辨异】small 与 little 的区别见 LITTLE。