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单词 small change
释义

change /chānj/

transitive verb
  1. To alter or make different
  2. To give or receive for another or for an equivalent
  3. To cause to move or to pass from one state to another
  4. To exchange or replace
intransitive verb
  1. To undergo change
  2. To change one's clothes
  3. To transfer from (one bus, train, etc) to another
noun
  1. The act of changing
  2. Alteration or variation of any kind
  3. Exchange (archaic)
  4. Fickleness (archaic)
  5. A shift
  6. Variety
  7. Money given for money of a different kind, or in adjustment of a payment
  8. Coins of low value (collectively)
  9. Satisfaction (informal)
  10. An exchange (now usu 'change)
  11. Any of the various orders in which a peal of bells can be rung
ORIGIN: Fr changer, from L cambīre to barter

changeabilˈity or changeˈableness noun

  1. Fickleness
  2. The power of being changed

changeˈable adjective

  1. Subject or prone to change
  2. Fickle
  3. Inconstant
  4. Able to or capable of change
  5. Showing variation of colour

changeˈably adverb

changeˈful adjective

  1. Full of change
  2. Changeable

changeˈfully adverb

changeˈfulness noun

changeˈless adjective

  1. Without change
  2. Constant

changeˈlessly adverb

changeˈlessness noun

changeˈling noun

  1. A surreptitious substitute
  2. A child substituted for another, esp one supposed to be left by the fairies
  3. Hence, an undersized crabbed child
  4. A half-witted person (archaic)
  5. A person apt to change (archaic)

chāngˈer noun

  1. Someone or something that changes the form of anything
  2. A person employed in changing or discounting money (obsolete)

changeˈ-house noun (Scot)

A small inn or alehouse

changeˈover noun

  1. Transition to a new system, position or condition
  2. The act or process of passing over, exchanging or transferring from one to another

change point noun (surveying)

A staff station to which two sights are taken, a foresight and a backsight (also called turning point)

change-ringing see ring the changes below.

changeˈ-up noun (baseball)

A slower pitch, thrown to deceive the batter

changˈing-piece noun (Shakespeare)

A fickle person

changing room noun

A room or cubicle set aside for the use of people changing clothes

change colour

To blush or turn pale

change down (motoring)

To change to a lower gear

change face (surveying)

To rotate a theodolite telescope about its horizontal axis so as to change the sighting from left to right or vice versa

change front (military)

  1. To change the direction of fire of (troops, artillery, etc)
  2. To alter one's opinion

change gear

  1. To select a higher or lower gear (motoring)
  2. To increase or decrease the pace of activity (figurative)

change hands

To be transferred from one owner to another

change of air

A different climate or environment (also figurative)

change of heart

A change of attitude, viewpoint or opinion, often resulting in the reversal of a decision

change of life

The time of a woman's life at which menstruation is about to cease, the menopause

change of state (physics)

Any change in the state of matter, eg from solid to liquid, liquid to gas, etc

change oneself (now only Scot)

To change one's clothes

change one's mind

To form a different opinion

change one's tune

  1. To change one's attitudes or opinions
  2. To change one's manner of speaking

change over

  1. To change from one system, position, or attitude to another
  2. To exchange or transfer

change up (motoring)

To change to a higher gear

get no change out of (informal)

To be unsuccessful in attempts to obtain concessions, information, co-operation, etc from (a person or organization)

put the change on (old and dialect)

To delude or trick

ring the changes

  1. To go through all the possible permutations in ringing a peal of bells (changeˈ-ringing noun)
  2. To perform a repeated action or actions in varying ways, order, etc

small change

  1. (collectively) coins of low value
  2. A petty thing (informal)

the change same as change of life above.

small /smöl/

adjective
  1. Little in size, extent, quantity, value, power, importance, or degree
  2. Young
  3. Slender
  4. Narrow
  5. Fine in grain, texture, gauge, etc
  6. Unimposing, humble
  7. (of thought or action) ungenerous, petty, ignoble
  8. Short of the full standard
  9. Dilute
  10. Operating on no great scale
  11. Soft or gentle in sound
  12. Minor
noun
  1. A small thing, portion or piece
  2. The narrow part (esp of the back)
  3. Small-coal
  4. (in pl) small-clothes
  5. (in pl; euphemistic and joc) underclothes
  6. (in pl) formerly at Oxford, the examination called responsions (corresponding to little go at Cambridge)
  7. A size of roofing slate, 12×8in (305×203mm)
adverb
  1. In a low tone
  2. Gently
  3. Into small pieces
  4. On a small scale
  5. Only slightly (Shakespeare)
transitive verb and intransitive verb (rare)

To make or become small

ORIGIN: OE smæl; Ger schmal

smallˈish adjective

smallˈness noun

small ads plural noun

Classified advertisements

small ale noun

Ale made with little malt and no hops

smallˈ-and-earlˈy noun (informal; Dickens, etc)

An informal evening party

small arm noun

(usu in pl) a weapon that can be carried by a person, esp a handgun or short weapon

small beer see under beer1

smallˈ-bore adjective

(of a firearm) having a barrel with a small bore, of a calibre not more than .22in

small calorie see calorie

small capitals (informal small caps) plural noun

Capital letters of the height of lower case

small change noun

  1. Coins of low value
  2. Hence, someone or something of little importance

small chop noun (W Afr)

Snacks served with drinks

small circle see under circle

small claims plural noun

Claims for small amounts of money (in England and Wales up to £5000, in Northern Ireland up to £2000, in Scotland up to £750) that can be dealt with through a simpler legal procedure than larger claims

smallˈ-clothes plural noun

Knee-breeches, esp those of the close-fitting 18c form

smallˈ-coal noun

Coal in small pieces

small craft noun

Small vessels generally

smallest room noun (euphemistic)

A lavatory, esp in a house

small fry noun

  1. A small person
  2. An unimportant or insignificant person (or people)

small goods plural noun (Aust and NZ)

Cooked meat products, such as sausages

smallˈ-hand noun

Writing such as is ordinarily used in correspondence

smallˈholder noun

smallˈholding noun

  1. A holding of land smaller than an ordinary farm, esp one provided by the local authority
  2. The working of such land

small hours plural noun

The hours immediately after midnight

small intestine see intestine

small lady noun

A size of roofing slate, 14×12in (356×305mm)

small letter noun

(usu in pl) a lower-case letter

small-mindˈed adjective

Petty

small-mindˈedly adverb

small-mindˈedness noun

smallˈmouth noun

A N American freshwater fish (Micropterus dolomieu)

small pica see under pica1

smallˈ-pipes plural noun

The form of bagpipes played esp in S Scotland and N England, smaller than the Highland bagpipes and with the bag inflated by bellows under the arm rather than by air from the lungs

small potatoes plural noun (orig N American)

Someone or something (esp a sum of money) of little importance, value, significance, etc

smallˈpox noun

(orig pl) a contagious, febrile disease, characterized by fever and pockmarks on the skin

small print noun

Details of a contract, insurance policy, etc, the small type having a tendency to obscure limitations or legal rights

smallˈsat noun (informal)

A relatively small, inexpensive communications satellite

smallˈ-scale adjective

  1. (of maps, models, etc) representing a large area without giving fine detail
  2. (of a business enterprise) having a limited size and scope

small screen noun

Television

smallˈ-screen adjective

small sword noun

A light thrusting sword for fencing or duelling

small talk noun

Light or trifling conversation

smallˈ-time adjective (informal)

  1. Unimportant
  2. Insignificant

small-timˈer noun

small-tooth comb noun

  1. A comb with a row of fine teeth on each side
  2. An arrangement for minute investigation (figurative)

smallˈ-town adjective

  1. Provincial, petty
  2. Naïve, unsophisticated

small wares plural noun

  1. Small articles such as tape, braid, buttons and hooks
  2. Trifles

by small and small (Shakespeare)

Little by little

feel small

To feel insignificant, cheap, ashamed, etc

in a small way

  1. With little capital or stock
  2. Unostentatiously, on a small scale

in small

On a small scale

in the smallest (Shakespeare)

In the least

look small

  1. To look silly or insignificant
  2. To be snubbed
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