small beer
英 [ˌsmɔːl ˈbɪə(r)]
美 [ˌsmɔːl ˈbɪr]
n. (相比较之下)无足轻重的人(或事物)
牛津词典
noun
- (相比较之下)无足轻重的人(或事物)
a person or thing that has no great importance or value, especially when compared with sb/sth else
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 无关紧要的事情;琐事
If you say that something issmall beer, you mean that it is unimportant in comparison with something else.- Such roles are small beer compared with the fame she once enjoyed.
和她曾经享有的名气相比,这样的角色真的算不了什么。
- Such roles are small beer compared with the fame she once enjoyed.
英英释义
noun
- something of small importance
双语例句
- Small beer compared with the cataclysm of a year ago& but enough to temper the holiday cheer.
相较于一年之前的大灾难,如今只是一个小熊市,但是足够缓和人们度假的欢乐心情。 - Barclays 'commodity positions were no doubt small beer.
巴克莱的大宗商品头寸无疑只是小菜一碟。 - The actual demands set out in the document are small beer indeed.
文件中陈述的实际要求确实是无关紧要的。 - One unit is roughly equivalent to a glass of wine or a small beer.
一个单位的酒精粗略地等于一杯葡萄酒或一杯淡啤酒。 - The hemorheological effect OS small amount beer intake daily
每日少量饮啤酒对血液流变性的影响 - Don't worry about giving me the change; it's small beer anyway.
不要为给我找头而烦恼,那是微不足道的事情。 - Design and Research of a Small Scale Beer Ferment Equipment Temperature Control System in a Laboratory
实验室小型啤酒发酵装置温度控制系统的设计与研究 - He thought he's wonderful, but he's really rather small beer.
他自以为了不起,其实算不了什麽。 - Objective: Observe the hemorheological effects of small amount beer intake daily.
目的:观察每日少量饮用啤酒对血液流变学的影响。 - I've got sixty shares in the company, but that's small beer compared with his a hundred thousand.
我在公司中持有60股,与他的10万股相比,实在是微不足道。