small potatoes
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [?sm??l p??te?.t??z]
- 美式音標 [?smɑ?l p??te?.t?o?z]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- n. 小人物
英漢例句
- Nonetheless, even when considered collectively, most of these are small potatoes.
但是，即使全麪地考慮，這些大部分都是無足輕重的。 - But it has the potential to cause price swings that would make the row over onions look like small potatoes.
但是，此番做法導(dǎo)致的價格波動會使洋蔥期貨引發(fā)的爭吵看起來就像小土豆。 - But these are all small potatoes and just examples of the normal give-and-take of a complex trade relationship.
不過，與錯綜複襍的貿(mào)易關(guān)系相比，這樣的糾紛是不傷大雅的，衹不過是平時相互遷就的範例罷了。 - These are either small whole potatoes or potatoes cut into pieces.
- Small potatoes for an oil giant, though, make for a feast for a solar company.
FORBES: Chevron Stages Solar Talent Show - And Maine's sap thefts are small potatoes compared with syrup heists that have been reported elsewhere.
NPR: Sticky-Fingered Thieves Target Sap In Maine - It's all small potatoes that won't do much to help the company stave off bankruptcy, according to the experts.
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雙語例句
原聲例句
權(quán)威例句
英英字典
- something that does not seem important when compared to something else
- If you say that something is small potatoes, you mean that it is unimportant in comparison with something else.