tiny

英 [ˈtaɪni]

美 [ˈtaɪni]

adj.  极小的; 微小的; 微量的

最高级：tiniest　比较级：tinier　复数：tinies　

中考高考CET4CET6考研TOEFL

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1666 / COCA.1313

习惯用语

adj.

the patter of tiny feet
• （用于想要或即将有孩子时）小宝宝的脚步声
  a way of referring to children when sb wants, or is going to have, a baby
• We can't wait to hear the patter of tiny feet.
  我们恨不得早点有个小宝宝。

牛津词典

adj.

• 极小的；微小的；微量的
  very small in size or amount
  1. a tiny baby
     纤弱的婴儿
  2. Only a tiny minority hold such extreme views.
     只有极少数人持这样极端的观点。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 极小的;非常小的
  Something or someone that istinyis extremely small.
  1. The living room is tiny...
     起居室非常小。
  2. Though she was tiny, she had a very loud voice...
     她虽然个头小，嗓音却非常洪亮。
  3. The crop represents a tiny fraction of U.S. production.
     农作物仅占美国出产物极小的一部分。

英英释义

adj

• very small
  1. diminutive in stature
  2. a lilliputian chest of drawers
  3. her petite figure
  4. tiny feet
  5. the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy
  Synonym:bantamdiminutivelilliputianmidgetpetiteflyspeck

双语例句

• From the start it was clear this tiny girl was a real fighter.
  这个一丁点儿大的小姑娘从一开始就显露出真正的斗士本色。
• The crop represents a tiny fraction of U.S. production.
  农作物仅占美国出产物极小的一部分。
• Set into an alcove under the side deck is a tiny wash basin.
  舷边甲板下面的一个凹处放了一个小小的洗脸盆。
• The Martian atmosphere contains only tiny amounts of water.
  火星的大气层中只含有极少量的水。
• She had made Helen a dress which showed off her tiny waist.
  她给海伦做了件很显她纤细腰身的连衣裙。
• The living room is tiny
  起居室非常小。
• The lungs are in fact constructed of thousands of tiny tubes.
  肺实际上由上千条细微的气管构成。
• It had an extremely tiny head and, by inference, a tiny brain.
  它的头极小，由此推断其脑容量也非常小。
• Profits have picked up this year but the return on capital remains tiny
  今年的利润已经回升，但是资本收益仍然很少。
• Her tiny hands gently touched my face
  她的小手轻轻触摸我的脸庞。