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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔CLASS〕It has been shown that children of lower-class parents are less likely to do well at school. 事实表明，父母属于下层阶级的孩子学业优秀的可能性较小。朗文写作活用〔CONFIDENT/NOT CONFIDENT〕Jenny was younger than her sister but seemed much more sure of herself. 珍妮是两姐妹中较小的一个，但是却自信得多。朗文写作活用〔CRUEL〕A group of kids stood by and watched the school bully beat up a smaller boy. 一群小孩袖手旁观，看着那个学校里的恶霸打一个年纪较小的男孩子。朗文写作活用〔ENVIRONMENT〕Car manufacturers worldwide are working to develop environmentally cleaner vehicles. 全球的汽车制造商正在努力研制对环境污染较小的汽车。朗文写作活用〔MONEY〕With assets of just under $1 million, the business is still relatively small. 这家公司的资产只有不到一百万美元，规模还是比较小。朗文写作活用〔MORE〕The new computer is as good as the old one, with the added advantage of being smaller. 新的电脑和旧的一样好，另外还具有体积较小的优点。朗文写作活用〔MOTHER〕The older girls seemed to feel quite maternal towards the younger ones. 年长些的女孩对年龄较小的孩子非常呵护，像母亲似的。朗文写作活用〔SMALL〕People are buying smaller cars because they are cheaper to run. 人们现在都买较小型的车了，因为小型车较为便宜。朗文写作活用〔YOUNG〕At school, the younger children go home an hour before the rest. 在学校里，年纪较小的孩子比其他孩子早一小时回家。朗文写作活用〔admittedly〕This has led to financial losses, though admittedly on a fairly small scale.这已造成了经济损失，尽管损失确实比较小。朗文当代〔affliction〕Hay fever is an affliction which arrives at an early age.枯草热是年纪较小时会患的一种病。柯林斯高阶〔aggregate〕The smaller minorities got an aggregate of 1,327 votes.较小的少数党总共获得 1327 张选票。朗文当代〔airtime〕The smaller political parties are campaigning to be allowed free airtime before general elections.规模较小的政党正竭力争取大选之前免费在广播电视上宣传其政见的时间。剑桥高阶〔archaic〕Many smaller radio stations broadcast on archaic equipment.许多较小的电台使用过时的设备播音。朗文当代〔bloodshed〕Their aims were achieved quickly and with relatively little bloodshed.他们的目标很快实现，而且人员伤亡较小。牛津搭配〔bract〕A leaflike or scalelike plant part, usually small, sometimes showy or brightly colored, and located just below a flower, a flower stalk, or an inflorescence.苞片，苞：植物的叶状或鳞状部分，通常较小，有时呈艳丽或颜色鲜艳，附生在花、花柄或花序的正下方美国传统〔brushfire〕A relatively minor crisis.相对较小的危机美国传统〔burr〕A washer that fits around the smaller end of a rivet.铆钉垫圈：套在铆钉较小末端的垫圈美国传统〔cast〕For smaller projects, the panels are cast in Ottawa and trucked to the location.对于规模较小的工程, 镶板是在渥太华铸造然后再用卡车运到工地的。外研社新世纪〔cherrystone〕The quahog clam when half-grown and of comparatively small size.小帘蛤：未长大的、相对体积较小的帘蛤美国传统〔chop〕When the reorganization occurs, the smaller departments will be the first for the chop.进行重组时，较小的部门将会首先被砍掉。剑桥高阶〔come on to〕We're now looking at a smaller system but I'll come on to that later.我们现在看的是较小的系统，但是稍后我会谈到那个问题。柯林斯高阶〔commune〕A relatively small, often rural community whose members share common interests, work, and income and often own property collectively.公社：一个比较小、常在乡村的公社，它的成员分享公共财产、工作和收入，并常集中自己的财产美国传统〔compactor〕An apparatus that compresses refuse into relatively small packs for handy disposal.压实机，压缩机：代替手工处理将废物压缩成比较小的包的设备美国传统〔crack〕Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆内部大的分子被裂解为较小的分子。21世纪英汉〔directive〕The team leader will have a less directive role.这名队长将起较小的指导作用。朗文当代〔discreetly〕The two rooms were relatively small and discreetly lit.这两个房间相对来说较小，且灯光柔和。柯林斯高阶〔disease〕Studies have revealed that vegetarians suffer less from heart disease.研究表明素食者患心脏病的几率较小。麦克米伦高阶〔divide up〕The Trust needs a new law to divide it up into smaller bodies.信托公司需要新法律将其分成较小的分支。外研社新世纪〔face〕On the face of it, the problem seems minor.单从表面上判断，这个问题似乎较小美国传统〔finesse〕Games To make a finesse in cards.【游戏】 在玩牌上出较小的牌美国传统〔finesse〕Games To play (a card) as a finesse.【游戏】 玩（牌）时先出较小牌的方法美国传统〔footing〕Smaller economies cannot compete on an equal footing with larger nations.较小的经济体无法以平等的地位与更大的国家竞争。麦克米伦高阶〔freeze ... out〕The competition became so keen that many of smaller companies were frozen out.竞争是如此激烈，许多较小的公司被排挤了出来。21世纪英汉〔friction〕The overall efficiency of the machine is higher because there is less friction.该机器的总体效率较高, 因为摩擦较小。外研社新世纪〔gang〕The smaller shopkeepers ganged together to beat off competition from the supermarkets.一些规模较小的店家联合起来对抗超级市场的竞争。朗文当代〔give out〕We can't deal with the whole work,we shall have to give some of the smaller jobs out to other workers.我们不可能完成全部工作，我们必须把一些较小的活交给其他工人去做。21世纪英汉〔go through with sth〕The company has decided not to go through with the takeover of its smaller rival.这家公司已经决定放弃收购较小竞争对手的计划。剑桥高阶〔good〕We moved to a smaller house in a good area.我们搬到高级社区一幢较小的房子里。麦克米伦高阶〔helpful〕The level of expertise and helpfulness is far higher in smaller shops.规模较小的商店专业得多，对顾客也体贴得多。柯林斯高阶〔house〕She has moved to a smaller house.她搬进了一所较小的房子。外研社新世纪〔inelastic〕For skilled occupations the supply of labour is typically fairly inelastic, because few workers are capable of doing the work.对于技术工作来说，劳动力供给的变化通常是比较小的，因为能胜任工作的工人非常少。剑桥高阶〔keep〕The younger boys were not able to keep up in the race.年龄较小的男孩在比赛中跟不上。英汉大词典〔leap〕The smaller animals can easily leap from tree to tree.身体较小的动物可以在树丛间轻巧地跳来跳去。朗文当代〔learner〕The book has been written with the interests of young learners in mind.作者写这本书时考虑到了年龄较小的学习者的兴趣。牛津搭配〔lesser〕The responsibility lies with Harris and, to a lesser extent, Clarke.责任在哈里斯和克拉克, 后者的责任较小。外研社新世纪〔less〕Vegetarians are less likely to suffer from obesity.素食者患肥胖症的可能性较小。外研社新世纪〔let〕They decided to let out the smaller offices at low rents.他们决定以低租金把那些较小的办公室租出去。牛津高阶〔limited war〕A war whose objective is of smaller scope than total defeat of the enemy.局部战争：战争目标为较小范围，并不是以全盘打败敌人为目标的美国传统〔low〕Having little relative height; not high or tall.低的：相对有较小高度的；不高的美国传统〔microevolution〕Evolution resulting from a succession of relatively small genetic variations that often cause the formation of new subspecies.微进化：由一系列相对较小通常能产生新的亚科的基因变异引起的进化美国传统〔micronucleus〕The smaller of two nuclei in ciliate protozoans that contains genetic material and functions in reproduction.小核，微核：原生动物纤毛虫类体内两个细胞核中较小的一个，其中含有基因材料和繁殖功能美国传统〔microspore〕The smaller of two types of spores that give rise to a male gametophyte.小孢子：两种孢子中较小的一种，其产生一雄性配子体美国传统〔minor〕Lesser or smaller in amount, extent, or size.较小的，较少的：在数量、规模或尺寸上较少或较小的美国传统〔minor〕The damage here was only minor.这里的损失较小。麦克米伦高阶〔monitor〕Our son was made the milk monitor for the younger children.我们儿子被安排监督年纪较小的孩子喝牛奶。外研社新世纪〔mop〕A number of smaller companies were mopped up(= taken over)by the American multinational.有若干较小的公司都被那家美国跨国集团兼并了。牛津高阶〔mother〕If food is scarce, the mother will feed the smaller, weaker chicks.如果食物不多，鸡妈妈就喂较小较弱的小鸡。朗文当代〔off season〕Times become more flexible off-season, especially in the smaller provincial museums.尤其是在规模较小的地方博物馆，开放时间在旅游淡季更加灵活。柯林斯高阶〔offer〕Smaller hotels often offer greater comfort at lower prices.较小的旅馆经常价格较低而住起来却更舒适。麦克米伦高阶〔pacifarin〕Any of various bacterial products that, introduced in small amounts, protect an organism from an infection or a disease without killing the infectious agent.抑菌剂：任一种细菌产物，数量较小，在不杀死传染作用物的情况下保护微生物不受传染或疾病侵扰美国传统〔particle〕One of the smaller, individual hosts.一个小圣饼：较小的单个圣饼之一美国传统〔plot〕We plotted a course for one of the smaller islands.我们标绘出了到一座较小的岛屿的航线。麦克米伦高阶〔preference〕Car buyers have recently shown a growing/strong preference for smaller vehicles.最近，购车者显示出不断增强的/强烈的对较小型车的偏好。韦氏高阶〔probability〕The probability is that smaller businesses will not have to pay the tax.较小的企业可能毋需缴这种税。朗文当代〔quietly〕The airlines have invested enormous sums in new, quieter aircraft.航空公司投入了大笔资金购买噪音较小的新型飞机。柯林斯高阶〔range〕Tactical nuclear weapons have shorter ranges.战术核武器的威力范围较小。柯林斯高阶〔run〕Many smaller local hospitals are being run down.很多较小的地方医院都在逐渐缩减规模。朗文当代〔second〕One of the smaller parties came a close second(= nearly won).其中一个较小的政党差一点就获胜了。牛津高阶〔serious〕The new tax regulations have landed some of the smaller companies in serious trouble.新的纳税规定使一些较小的公司陷入了严重的困境。剑桥高阶〔slackness〕As major airlines give up less-traveled routes, smaller planes are picking up the slack.由于大型航空公司放弃了乘客较少的路线，一些较小的飞机正在加紧补位。柯林斯高阶〔small cap〕Of or relating to relatively small companies that have little equity and a small number of shares of common stock outstanding.小资本额公司的：拥有低市值和发行小额普通股的较小公司的或是与其相关的美国传统〔smallish〕Some smallish firms may close.一些比较小的公司可能会关闭。柯林斯高阶〔softball〕A variation of baseball played on a smaller diamond with a larger, softer ball that is pitched underhand.垒球：棒球的一种变体，在一个较小的棒球场上进行比赛，球更大、更软，用低手投球美国传统〔split〕If the chicken is fairly small, you may simply split it in half.如果鸡比较小，你把它切成两半就行了。柯林斯高阶〔stress〕It is worth stressing that this was only a relatively small survey.应该强调的是，这只是一项规模相对较小的调查。牛津搭配〔stronghold〕Some of the smaller birds have a stronghold in the New Forest.这些较小的鸟中有一些在新福里斯特还能看得到。麦克米伦高阶〔summary〕Milligan gives a fair summary of his subject within a relatively short space.米利根用比较小的篇幅对他的课题作了一个清晰简要的概述。柯林斯高阶〔surgically〕A biopsy is usually a minor surgical procedure.活组织检查通常是一个较小的外科手术。柯林斯高阶〔swallow up〕During the 1980s monster publishing houses started to swallow up smaller companies.20 世纪 80 年代，一些出版巨头开始吞并一些较小的公司。柯林斯高阶〔take〕IBM is taking over the smaller company.IBM正着手接管这家规模较小的公司。麦克米伦高阶〔throttle〕A smaller tax cut would throttle economic expansion.如果减税幅度较小,将会抑制经济发展。英汉大词典〔transit〕The passage of a smaller celestial body or its shadow across the disk of a larger celestial body.掩星：一个较小的星体或它的阴影通过一个较大天体的圆平面美国传统〔transverse〕The main roof beams are given extra support by the smaller transverse beams.较小的横梁给屋顶的主梁额外的支撑力。剑桥高阶〔trimer〕A molecule formed by combining three identical smaller molecules.三聚体：一个由三个相同的较小分子结合在一起形成的分子美国传统〔trypsin〕An enzyme of pancreatic juice that hydrolyzes proteins to form smaller polypeptide units.胰蛋白酶：水解蛋白质以形成较小多肽单位的胰液酶美国传统〔undersized〕They squashed into an undersized reception room.他们挤到了一个较小的接待室里。柯林斯高阶〔weighted〕The voting system is weighted against the smaller parties.这种选举制度对较小的党派不利。朗文当代〔whole〕Taken as a percentage of the whole, the mouth has to be a fairly minor body part.和全身比起来，嘴可算是身体中较小的一部分。柯林斯高阶〔width〕A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially a piece of fabric measured from selvage to selvage in sewing.一块料子：沿较小的部分测量的一块材料，尤指缝纫时从一个布边到另一个布边测量的一块织物美国传统〔young〕Being the junior of two people having the same name.年龄较小的：同名的两人中年龄较小的美国传统A strategy of dual-sourcing can be expensive, but there is less risk of having a shortage of materials.双重采购战略可能花费不菲，但原材料短缺的风险较小。牛津商务People in richer countries tend to have smaller families.富有国家的人们倾向于较小的家庭。剑桥国际Smaller companies can find it difficult to gain access to the capital markets.规模较小的公司发现难以利用资本市场。牛津商务Smaller companies can offer greater value in terms of key financial ratios, such as price-earnings.就主要的财务比率而言，如价格 ── 收益率，规模较小的公司可以提供更大的价值。牛津商务Smaller firms may need to find a partner to work with in the host country.较小的公司可能需要在东道国寻找伙伴合作。牛津商务The river is populated (= lived in) mainly by smaller species of fish.这条河里大部分都是较小的鱼。剑桥国际There are certain circumstances when war is justifiable, when, for the sake of long-term peace, the military option is the lesser evil/the lesser of two evils.某些情况下战争是正当的，这时，为了长期和平，选择战争是两害中较小者。剑桥国际Tyco plans to break up into smaller companies.泰科计划分拆为较小的公司。牛津商务We could get more lines on the page if we reduced the type size.如果用较小字号打印的话我们就可以在这页上多增加几行。剑桥国际 |
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