| 词汇 | small-potatoes |
| 释义 | small potatoes noun[ plural ] USinformaluk /ˌsmɔːl pəˈteɪ.təʊz/ us /ˌsmɑːl pəˈteɪ.t̬oʊz/(UKsmall beer) something that does not seem important when compared to something else: 无足轻重的事物 The insurance premium is small potatoes compared to what we'd have to pay if the house burned down.同房子万一被烧毁时我们的损失相比，保险金就微不足道了。 Things of little importance bagatelle factoid footnote formality mess of pottageidiom periphery poor poor relationidiom pottage slush small beer small fry sop sundries technicality trifle trivia triviality vacuity small potatoes | American Dictionarysmall potatoes plural noun us/smɔl pəˈteɪ·t̬oʊz/ infml someone or something that is unimportant: Compared to her problems, mine seem like small potatoes. Examples of small potatoessmall potatoes Besides, he's pursuing a noble calling: happiness is smallpotatoes by comparison. I do not think there is any virtue in excluding the smallpotatoes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Restrictions are in force regarding the sale of smallpotatoes of the old crop. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It so happens that there are parts of the country which produce smallpotatoes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Every farmer will take up this large block of smallpotatoes which are now to be put up for consumption; but there has always been such a block. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fruits look much like smallpotatoes and are borne in clusters similar to grapes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The incident which was also smallpotatoes, but very memorable personified the conflict between craft and industrial organizing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These smallpotatoes are spread closely on flat ground, and allowed to freeze with low night temperatures, for approximately three nights. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Scottish seed potatoes have maintained their position against the smallpotatoes for the ordinary farmer because of their superior merits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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