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

• Sue never carried anything other than the teeniest purse.
  休从来都只带着一只小钱包。
• My sister always carries a teeny purse with her.
  我姊姊总是会随身带个小皮包。
• Now "baby Britneys" and "teeny Christeenies" are pestering their parents to have a wardrobe that's beyond their years.
  现在那些小“布莱特妮”“和小”克瑞斯蒂尼“们总是缠着自己的父母给自己买成人款式的衣服。
• Sorry about your teeny weeny.
  为你的小缺点感到可惜。
• Now, are you telling me that you are so unbelievably arrogant that you can't admit that there's a teeny tiny possibility that you could be wrong about this?
  现在你是想告诉我，你傲慢到不愿承认进化论有那么一丁点的可能是错误的吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• There's a little teeny light way.
  有一条有微弱的光的路。
• 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。
• 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。