teeny

英 [ˈtiːni]

美 [ˈtiːni]

adj.  很小的; 极小的; 十几岁青少年的

最高级：teeniest　复数：teenies　

BNC.33857 / COCA.21986

牛津词典

adj.

• 很小的；极小的
  very small
• 十几岁青少年的
  connected with people between 13 and 19 years old
  1. teeny magazines
     青少年杂志

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 很小的;极小的
  If you describe something asteeny, you are emphasizing that it is very small.
  1. ...little teeny bugs...
     丁点儿大的虫子
  2. Sue never carried anything other than the teeniest purse.
     休从来都只带着一只小钱包。

英英释义

adj

• (used informally) very small
  1. a wee tot
  Synonym:bittybittieteensyteentsyweeweenyweensyteensy-weensyteeny-weenyitty-bittyitsy-bitsy

双语例句

• In the body of Abraham were millions of little, teeny, tiny people.
  在亚伯拉罕的身体里，是成千上万的小小人。
• But how can teeny, tiny ants repel a big old elephant, which is, after all, about a billion times more massive?
  但是，这些小得不能再小的蚂蚁是如何让大象退避三舍的呢？毕竟大象要比它们大十亿倍。
• He was selling snowballs in the street in New York from small to x-large in a row, little teeny ones graduating to big handfuls.
  他在纽约卖从小到大的雪球，小小的倒慢慢滚到像手那么大的。
• I see a lot of teeny-boppers at the rock concert.
  在摇滚音乐会上，我看到了许多少年音乐迷。
• There's a little teeny light way. shine with a weak or fitful light.
  有一条有微弱的光的路。微弱或者间歇性的发光。
• Jester: oops, I forgot to mention one teeny Wittle item.
  杰斯特：对了，我差点忘记了一个小小的细节。
• According to ancient ideas, inside the body of every man are not just little sperm swimming around, but each of those little things is a homunculus, a little person, a little, teeny, tiny person.
  根据古人的想法，在每个男人身体里，不只是游来游去的小精子，而是小矮人，小小的人，小小的人。
• There are also the teeny countries that may be hoping to profit from their very nationhood: St. Kitts and Nevis, Vanuatu, Antigua and Barbuda& all are targeting Chinese investors.
  同样还有一些小国家希望能够从他们的国家地位中获益：圣基茨岛，尼维斯，瓦努阿图共和国，安提瓜以及巴布达都将目标定位于中国投资商上。
• Ten years ago I never would have worn jeans to the office, and now they creep in about once a week, albeit with a blazer and heels, and occasionally a teeny banana handprint.
  十年前，我绝对不会穿牛仔裤去办公室，而现在我大概每周都会穿上一次，不过是搭配西装上衣和高跟鞋，牛仔裤上偶尔还会有小小的香蕉手印。
• England has long been a green-fingered nation and the lush gardens, whether a gigantic plot or teeny pot, represent a passion for gardening that borders on obsessive.
  英国人历来具有高超的园艺技能。那些郁郁葱葱的花园，无论是大片的草地还是窄小的花坛，总能体现出英国人对于园艺的热爱，这种热爱近乎于一种迷恋。