size
noun OPAL W
/saɪz/
/saɪz/
Idioms - [uncountable, countable] how large or small a person or thing is
大小 - population/sample/group/class size
人口/样本/群体/班级规模 - body/genome size
身体/基因组大小 - She has almost doubled the size of her investments.
她的投资规模几乎翻了一番。 - a decrease in the size of the population
人口数量的减少 - an area the size of (= the same size as) Wales
一个面积相当于威尔士的地区 - computer chips about the size of a grain of rice
一粒米大小的电脑芯片 - discussions about increasing the size of the army
关于扩大军队规模的讨论 - The company is reducing the size of its workforce.
该公司正在减员。 - the small/large size of the sample
样品的大小 - the average size of the British family
英国家庭的平均规模 - the relative size of each socio-economic group
每个社会经济群体的相对规模 - He was about the same size as me.
他和我差不多大。 - Dogs come in all shapes and sizes.
狗有大有小，模样也各不相同。 - The facilities are excellent for a town that size.
对于如此规模的一个城镇来说，其市政设施堪称一流。 - The kitchen is a good size (= not small).
这厨房够大的。 - in size It's similar in size to a tomato.
大小和西红柿差不多。 - These insects range in size from 2 to 5cm.
这些昆虫的大小在2 到5 厘米之间。 - The firms vary greatly in size.
这些公司的规模相差很大。 - Towns grew in size throughout Elizabeth I's reign.
在伊丽莎白一世统治期间，城镇规模不断扩大。 - The typical clutch size is 3 eggs.
典型的离合器尺寸是3个鸡蛋。 - a file size of approximately 1.38 megabytes
大约1.38兆字节的文件大小 - Methods of assessment will depend on the size of the company.
评估方法将取决于公司的规模。
Topics Maths and measurementa2- Despite its diminutive size, the car is quite comfortable.
尽管这辆车很小，但相当舒服。 - He eats a lot in proportion to his body size.
相对于体格来说，他饭量挺大。 - Her knee swelled to twice its normal size.
她的膝盖肿成了原来的两倍大。 - Houses increase in size as you travel further from the city.
离市区越远，房子越大。 - I changed the font size on the document.
我更改了文件的字号。 - In surfing, size matters: big waves are beautiful.
冲浪时，浪头的大小很重要：又高又大的浪头棒极了。 - Only a limited number of the fish will grow to reach adult size.
这种鱼只有少数能生长到成鱼尺寸。 - The city has doubled in size in the last twenty years.
在过去的 20 年中，这座城市的规模扩大了一倍。 - The dog's diminutive size is attractive to many people.
这种小体型犬吸引了许多人。 - The fish grow to a maximum size of 50 cm.
这种鱼最长可达 50 厘米。 - The ladder is a handy size for using in the house.
这架梯子在房子里用大小正合适。 - The larger the serving size, the more you're likely to eat.
一份食物的量越大，吃得就越多。 - The relative size of the middle class has been steadily shrinking.
中产阶级的相对规模正逐步缩小。 - The ring is shown actual size in the illustration.
插图中的戒指与实物大小相同。 - The size of her audience varied.
她的观众时多时少。 - classes of manageable size
规模适中宜于管理的班级 - They are intending to expand the size of the farm by buying new land.
他们打算通过购买新土地来扩大农场的规模。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- fair
- …
- adjust
- change
- control
- …
- grow
- increase
- decline
- …
- from the size of
- in size
- in the size of
- …
- given the size of something
- half the size of something
- two, three, etc. times the size of something
- …
- population/sample/group/class size
- [uncountable] size of something the large amount or extent of something
大量；大规模 - You should have seen the size of their house!
你真该看看他们的房子有多大！ - We were shocked at the size of his debts.
他欠债之多让我们震惊。 - The sheer size of the potential market excites investors.
潜在市场的巨大规模让投资者兴奋不已。 - They complained about the size of their gas bill.
他们抱怨煤气费用太高。
- The sheer size of these dinosaurs was their main defence.
这些恐龙主要凭硕大的体形来御敌。 - Given the size of the task, he won't have time to do anything else.
考虑到任务量大，他恐怕无暇顾及其他事情。 - From the size of the crowds outside, it was a very good movie.
从聚在外面的人群看，这部电影应该很精彩。
- You should have seen the size of their house!
- [countable, uncountable] one of a number of standard measurements in which clothes, shoes and other goods are made and sold
尺码；号 - The jacket was the wrong size.
这件夹克尺码不对。 - It's not my size.
这个号我不能穿。 - in somebody's size They didn't have the jacket in my size.
那款夹克没有我穿的尺码。 - The hats are made in three sizes: small, medium and large.
这些帽子分小、中、大三个尺码。 - Do you have these shoes in (a) size 5?
这款鞋有 5 号的吗？ - She takes (a) size 5 in shoes.
她穿 5 号鞋。 - What size do you take?
你穿多大号的？ - She's a size 12 in clothes.
她穿 12 号的衣服。 - I need a bigger/smaller size.
我需要一件尺码稍大／稍小的。 - for size Try this one for size (= to see if it is the correct size).
试试这件，看尺码合适不合适。 - The glass can be cut to size (= cut to the exact measurements) for you.
玻璃可以切割成你要的尺寸。
Topics Maths and measurementa2, Clothes and Fashiona2- Brushes come in various sizes.
毛刷有不同的号。 - Children's sizes don't fit her any more.
儿童尺码不再适合她了。 - Does this dress come in a bigger size?
这件连衣裙有大一号的吗？ - I couldn't find the blouse in my size.
这件女衬衫没有我穿的号。 - I had to guess at the size of the batteries.
我不得不估计一下电池是几号的。 - New radiators come in metric sizes.
新散热器的尺码是公制。 - The 5-litre size comes in a metal tin.
五升的是用金属罐装的。 - The company is now going to make these products in larger sizes.
现在公司要把这些产品做得尺码更大。 - XL fits chest sizes 44 to 50.
XL 号适合 44 到 50 的胸围。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- medium
- small
- …
- range
- variety
- be
- take
- wear
- …
- fit somebody
- in a/your size
- be a size too big, small, etc.
- size matters
- The jacket was the wrong size.
- (in adjectives
构成形容词 …大小的；…规模的 - a medium-sized house
中等大小的房子 - Cut it into bite-size pieces.
把它切成能一口吃下去的小块。
- a medium-sized house
- [uncountable] a sticky substance that is used for making material stiff or for preparing walls for wallpaper
（使织物等坚挺的）胶料，浆料；（贴壁纸用的）涂料
how large/small大小
of clothes/shoes/goods服装；鞋；商品
-sized/-size…大小
sticky substance胶料
词源noun senses 1 to 4 Middle English (also in the sense ‘assize, ordinance fixing a rate of payment’): from Old French sise, from assise ‘ordinance’, or a shortening of assize (see assizes). noun sense 5 Middle English: perhaps the same word as size in its other senses.
Idioms
cut somebody down to size
- to show somebody that they are not as important as they think they are
使某人有自知之明；让某人知道自己是谁
that’s about the size of it
- (informal) that’s how the situation seems to be
情况大致就是这样 - ‘So they won't pay up?’ ‘That's about the size of it.’
“这么说他们不打算还清欠款？” “基本是这样。”
- ‘So they won't pay up?’ ‘That's about the size of it.’