单词 | small-minded |
释义 | small-minded From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsmall-mindedˌsmall-ˈminded adjectiveGENEROUSthinking too much about your own life and problems and not about important things – used to show disapproval → narrow-minded People around here are so small-minded. —small-mindedness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpussmall-minded• The tone of the book is small-minded and intolerant.• As chairman of housing in Lambeth in the early 1970s, he was every inch the small-minded functionary.• I've told you this before, but you are a small-minded lot, really.• Believe it or not, but there are actually a few small-minded people in the Kings organization who resented Gretzky.• Well, small-minded politicos and big-moneyed utility interests made sure this sun-drenched region never fully developed its most sensible energy alternative.• Grimes's misanthropy is a proper match for the Borough's small-minded respectability. |
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