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



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 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

  1. ADJ-GRADED 极小的;非常小的
    Something or someone that is tiny is 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。

双语例句

  1. The Martian atmosphere contains only tiny amounts of water.
    火星的大气层中只含有极少量的水。
  2. A coral reef is built by the accretion of tiny, identical organisms.
    珊瑚礁是由许多相同的微生物不断堆积而成。
  3. 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。
  4. We noticed tiny bugs that were all over the walls.
    我们注意到墙上爬满了小虫子。
  5. We had a tiny little room which was christened Hades.
    我们有一个非常小的房间,取名哈得斯。
  6. The scientists have experimented on the tiny neck arteries of rats
    科学家们已经在老鼠细小的颈动脉上做了实验。
  7. 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。
  8. 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。
  9. 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。
  10. 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。
  11. 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。
  12. His attempts to peddle his paintings around London's tiny gallery scene proved unsuccessful.
    他到伦敦小画廊兜售自己的画作,结果碰了一鼻子灰。
  13. 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。
  14. The proposition that democracies do not fight each other is based on a tiny historical sample.
    认为民主国家互不争斗的观点是以一个极小的历史样本为根据的。
  15. 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。
  16. The lungs consist of millions of tiny air sacs.
    肺由数百万个小气囊组成。
  17. He'd created a tiny, self-sufficient world for himself.
    他为自己创造了一个自我满足的小小世界。
  18. 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。
  19. He walked past her into a tiny, shabby room.
    他从她身边经过,走进了一个狭小简陋的房间。
  20. An oak tree cast its shadow over a tiny round pool
    一棵橡树的影子投射在一洼圆形的小水池上。
  21. Their cars are shoehorned into tiny spaces
    他们的车硬被塞进了狭小的空间。
  22. 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。
  23. The living room is tiny
    起居室非常小。
  24. Though she was tiny, she had a very loud voice
    她虽然个头小,嗓音却非常洪亮。
  25. 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。
  26. Her tiny hands gently touched my face
    她的小手轻轻触摸我的脸庞。
  27. 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。
  28. Her wardrobe consists primarily of huge cashmere sweaters and tiny Italian sandals.
    她的衣物主要是宽大的开司米毛衣和小巧的意大利凉鞋。
  29. Look, we have only this tiny bit left.
    瞧,我们只剩这么一点点了。

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
    1. We can't wait to hear the patter of tiny feet.
      我们恨不得早点有个小宝宝。

英英释义

adj

  1. 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