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

• Her tiny hands gently touched my face
  她的小手轻轻触摸我的脸庞。
• Tiny secluded beaches can be found off the beaten track.
  在人迹罕至的地方可以找到一些隐蔽的小海滩。
• When held to the light the small oblong leaves are seen to possess tiny perforations.
  迎着光看时，就会发现椭圆形小叶子上有微小的孔眼。
• We spent many hours idling in one of the cafes that line three sides of the tiny piazza
  露天小市场的三面都有小餐馆，我们在其中一家餐馆闲呆了很长时间。
• She was taking tiny bites of a hot dog and daintily wiping her lips with a napkin.
  她小口地吃着热狗，用餐巾优雅地擦着嘴。
• Look, we have only this tiny bit left.
  瞧，我们只剩这么一点点了。
• We noticed tiny bugs that were all over the walls.
  我们注意到墙上爬满了小虫子。
• I met one woman whose tiny baby had just died and whose other child was fighting for its life.
  我遇到了一个女人，她那一点点大的小宝宝刚刚死去，另一个孩子也在死亡线上挣扎。
• Though she was tiny, she had a very loud voice
  她虽然个头小，嗓音却非常洪亮。
• 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。