词组 | small |
释义 | little • small • short • young - Our flat is very small. It's a small flat. (Not *little*) - He likes to work in a little corner of his own. (Not *small*) (small is the normal word for indicating small size, and means 'in relation to other similar things or people'; little describes absolute size as it strikes an observer. Little can also imply 'charming': a little box, or 'defenceless': a little child; we can say smaller, smallest, but the forms littler, littlest are rare) - They specialize in clothes for short people. (Not *small/little*) (= not tall) - Surely she's still too young to be given the key to the door. (Not *little/small*) (= not old) |
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