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

• The store owner smiled and whistled and out of the kennel came Lady, who ran down the aisle of his store followed by five teeny, tiny balls of fur.
  店主微微一笑，吹了一声口哨，随即，从狗窝里钻出来一只狗妈妈，顺着过道，颠儿颠儿地跑过来，后面跟着五只不点儿大的小毛球。
• That's only a teeny, weeny little femur.
  这是一根小小的股骨。
• 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。
• Sorry about your teeny weeny.
  为你的小缺点感到可惜。
• 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。
• 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。
• My sister always carries a teeny purse with her.
  我姊姊总是会随身带个小皮包。
• 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。
• You know another really good business? Teeny tiny baby coffins.
  知不知道还有一种生意也相当好？婴儿棺材。
• 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。