small potatoes

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• 英式音标 [ˌsmɔːl pəˈteɪ.təʊz]
• 美式音标 [ˌsmɑːl pəˈteɪ.t̬oʊz]
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基本解释

• n. 小人物

同根派生

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英汉例句

双语例句

• Nonetheless, even when considered collectively, most of these are small potatoes.
  但是，即使全面地考虑，这些大部分都是无足轻重的。
• But it has the potential to cause price swings that would make the row over onions look like small potatoes.
  但是，此番做法导致的价格波动会使洋葱期货引发的争吵看起来就像小土豆。
• But these are all small potatoes and just examples of the normal give-and-take of a complex trade relationship.
  不过，与错综复杂的贸易关系相比，这样的纠纷是不伤大雅的，只不过是平时相互迁就的范例罢了。

原声例句

• These are either small whole potatoes or potatoes cut into pieces.

权威例句

• 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.
  FORBES: Magazine Article

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• something that does not seem important when compared to something else

柯林斯英英字典

• If you say that something is small potatoes, you mean that it is unimportant in comparison with something else.

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