tiny
adjective /ˈtaɪni/
/ˈtaɪni/
(comparative tinier, superlative tiniest)
Idioms - very small in size or amount
极小的；微小的；微量的 - a tiny baby
纤弱的婴儿 - We come from a tiny little town in upstate New York.
我们来自纽约州北部一个丁点儿大的小镇。 - Brenda felt a tiny bit bored.
布伦达感到有点无聊。 - Only a tiny minority hold such extreme views.
只有极少数人持这样极端的观点。 - Most of the land is owned by a tiny fraction of the population.
大部分土地归一小部分人口所有。 - Even a tiny amount of food may trigger an allergic reaction.
即使是极少量的食物也可能引发过敏反应。 - a tiny village/town/island
小村庄/小镇/岛屿
- Look at his little tiny fingers. Aren't they cute?
看他那小小的手指。可爱吧？ - The minister appealed to the Cabinet not to target her comparatively tiny budget of £4 billion.
那位部长呼吁内阁不要以她40 亿英镑这样相对小额的预算为批评目标。 - His room is absolutely tiny.
他的房间极小。 - She felt the tiniest bit drunk.
她觉得有点醉了。 - The tiniest amount of this drug would knock out an elephant.
这种药物的最小量就能杀死一头大象。 - There's only one tiny problem with the booking.
预订只有一个小问题。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- little tiny
- tiny little
词源late 16th cent.: extension of obsolete tine, ‘small, diminutive’, of unknown origin. - a tiny baby
Idioms
the patter of tiny feet
- (informal or humorous) a way of referring to children when somebody wants, or is going to have, a baby
（用于想要或即将有孩子时）小宝宝的脚步声 - We can't wait to hear the patter of tiny feet.
我们恨不得早点儿有个小宝宝。
- We can't wait to hear the patter of tiny feet.