sm是什么意思网络用语?large是什么意思?small是什么意思(2)

It may be cold but it's not raining—let's be thankful for small mercies. 尽管天气很冷,但没有下雨——该知足了。

I suppose we ought to be thankful for small mercies.A 2％ increase in the money we receive may be less than the rate of inflation, but it's better than having our grant cut altogether. 我们庆幸自己还有小小的好处。我们得到的钱增加了2％,也许这少于通货膨胀率,但那比补助金全部削减要好多了。

Everyone, great and small, is affected by these changes. 所有的人,无论高低贵贱都受这些变革的影响。

He's in business in a small way. 他做的是小本生意。

She collects antiques in a small way. 她收集了少许古玩。

He's got himself into trouble in a small way. 他惹了点小麻烦。

She is a picture-framer in a small way. 她小规模地制作画框。

We went to Scotland for the weekend and found that our former neiours were staying in the same hotel—it's a small world! 我们去苏格兰度周末,发现我们以前的邻居也住在我们住的那家旅馆——真是太巧了。

You made me look so small, correcting me in front of everybody. 你当众纠正我的错误,使得我很难为情。

He criticized her in front of her colleagues and made her feel very small. 他当着她同事的面批评了她,使她感到非常丢脸。

He thinks he's wonderful, but he's really rather small beer. 他自命不凡认为他是个令人惊奇人物,实际上是个平庸之辈。

That grant was pretty small beer, we shall need a lot more money. 这点补助金是杯水车薪,我们需要的钱远比这些多。

I've got 60 shares in the company, but that's small beer compared with my father's thousands. 我在该公司有60股,但与我父亲的数千股相比就微不足道了。

I'm just a small fry in this company. 我只是这家公司的一个小人物。

The boss always sees important visitors immediately, but small fry are often kept waiting. 老板总是即时会见重要人物,常常让小人物等候着。

These little local firms are mere small fry compared with huge international companies. 跟庞大的跨国公司相比,这些当地的小公司都不过是些小店铺而已。

I can do nothing,I'm small potatoes here. 我没办法,在这儿我只是个小卒子。

Against these increases, the cuts in the spending looked like very small potatoes. 跟这些增长相比,支出的削减似乎微不足道。

He mingled freely with other delegates, trying to make small talk and little jokes. 他无拘无束地和其他代表混在一起,试图跟他们随便聊聊,开开玩笑。

Small wonder that he was tired! 难怪他这么累!

You've been eating far too much—small wonder you're getting fat! 你一直吃得太多了,难怪你越来越胖!

It's small wonder you got tanned, staying out in the sun all that time. 你老是暴露在太阳底下,难怪晒得那么黑。

He came rolling home from the party in the small hours. 他参加了宴会后到凌晨时分才摇摇晃晃到家。

I lay awake through the wee small hours, waiting for the signal. 我躺到后半夜没睡,等候信号。

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