diminutive

US [dɪˈmɪnjətɪv]
UK [dɪˈmɪnjʊtɪv]
  • adj.极小的；特小的；微小的
  • n.指小词缀（如 piglet 小猪，kitchenette 小厨房）
  • Web小型的；爱称；小巧可爱的
Plural Form：diminutives  

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diminutive
adj.
1.
极小的；特小的；微小的very small
She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.
她同丈夫比起来就像个侏儒。
n.
1.
指小词，指小词缀（如 piglet 小猪，kitchenette 小厨房）a word or an ending of a word that shows that sb/sth is small, for examplepiglet(= a young pig) ,kitchenette(= a small kitchen)
2.
（单词，尤指名字的）非正式缩略形式a short informal form of a word, especially a name
‘Nick’ is a common diminutive of ‘Nicholas’.
Nick 是 Nicholas 的常用简称。

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Definition:
AllAll,极小的极小的,特小的特小的,微小的微小的,小型的小型的,爱称爱称,小巧可爱的小巧可爱的
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1.
They circle each other face to face as though joined by an invisible bar, a diminutive couple waltzing in a candlelit ballroom.
它们面对面地相互环绕，中间似有一条隐形棒相连，像一对小情侣在烛光舞厅跳着华尔兹。
tā men miàn duì miàn de xiāng hù huán rào , zhōng jiān sì yǒu yī tiáo yǐn xíng bàng xiāng lián , xiàng yí duì xiǎo qíng lǚ zài zhú guāng wǔ tīng tiào zhe huá ěr zī 。
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2.
For all his diminutive size, the Maltese seems to be without fear.
尽管马尔济斯犬体型极小，但却似乎不知道害怕。
jǐn guǎn mǎ ěr jǐ sī quǎn tǐ xíng jí xiǎo , dàn què sì hū bù zhī dào hài pà 。
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3.
He never shies away from physical encounters despite his diminutive stature and his hunger for the game is greatly admired.
尽管他身材不是很给力，但是他从不回避和对手进行身体接触，他渴望这么有激情的比赛。
jǐn guǎn tā shēn cái bú shì hěn gěi lì , dàn shì tā cóng bù huí bì hé duì shǒu jìn xíng shēn tǐ jiē chù , tā kě wàng zhè me yǒu jī qíng de bǐ sài 。
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4.
Mr Tata said he had once viewed the US, with its exacting consumers and obsession with large cars, as unsuitable for the diminutive Nano.
拉坦•塔塔说，他曾经认为，美国挑剔的消费者和对大型车的迷恋并不适合小型车Nano的发展。
lā tǎn • tǎ tǎ shuō , tā céng jīng rèn wéi , měi guó tiāo tī de xiāo fèi zhě hé duì dà xíng chē de mí liàn bìng bù shì hé xiǎo xíng chē Nano de fā zhǎn 。
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5.
The diminutive Smart performed the worst, but that's hardly to say the other two held up in a safe manner.
小聪明的表现最糟糕的，但这是很难说的另外两个举行了以安全的方式。
xiǎo cōng míng de biǎo xiàn zuì zāo gāo de , dàn zhè shì hěn nán shuō de lìng wài liǎng gè jǔ xíng le yǐ ān quán de fāng shì 。
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6.
She found a tiny summer house, built in Japanese fashion, around a diminutive pond .
她在一个小池塘边找到一所日本式的小凉亭。
tā zài yī gè xiǎo chí táng biān zhǎo dào yī suǒ rì běn shì de xiǎo liáng tíng 。
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7.
The diminutive duo's size and efficiency will help the company prepare for recently announced increases to federal fuel-economy standards.
两人在小的规模和效率将有助于该公司最近宣布准备增加联邦燃油经济标准。
liǎng rén zài xiǎo de guī mó hé xiào lǜ jiāng yǒu zhù yú gāi gōng sī zuì jìn xuān bù zhǔn bèi zēng jiā lián bāng rán yóu jīng jì biāo zhǔn 。
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Here has one after the curving alley which constructs, the road nearby two has not been arranging some diminutive farmhouses.
这儿有一条未经修筑的弯弯曲曲的小路，路两边排列着一些矮小的农舍。
zhè er yǒu yī tiáo wèi jīng xiū zhù de wān wān qū qū de xiǎo lù , lù liǎng biān pái liè zhe yì xiē ǎi xiǎo de nóng shè 。
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9.
One day, Wam was surprised and delighted to see another diminutive Yuzzum, Joh Yowza, arrive at the palace.
有一天，万惊喜地看见又有一名矮小的亚扎姆人——乔·尤扎——来到了贾巴的宫殿。
yǒu yī tiān , wàn jīng xǐ de kàn jiàn yòu yǒu yī míng ǎi xiǎo de yà zhā mǔ rén — — qiáo · yóu zhā — — lái dào le jiǎ bā de gōng diàn 。
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10.
Autofluorescence imaging of a diminutive, depressed-type early colon cancer invaded to the submucosal layer.
小的凹陷性的侵入粘膜下层的早期结肠癌的自体荧光图像。
xiǎo de āo xiàn xìng de qīn rù nián mó xià céng de zǎo qī jié cháng ái de zì tǐ yíng guāng tú xiàng 。
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