small beer
英 [ˌsmɔːl ˈbɪə(r)]
美 [ˌsmɔːl ˈbɪr]
n. (相比较之下)无足轻重的人(或事物)
牛津词典
noun
- （相比较之下）无足轻重的人（或事物）
a person or thing that has no great importance or value, especially when compared with sb/sth else
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 无关紧要的事情;琐事
If you say that something issmall beer, you mean that it is unimportant in comparison with something else.- Such roles are small beer compared with the fame she once enjoyed.
和她曾经享有的名气相比，这样的角色真的算不了什么。
- Such roles are small beer compared with the fame she once enjoyed.
英英释义
noun
- something of small importance
双语例句
- Don't worry about giving me the change; it's small beer anyway.
不要为给我找头而烦恼，那是微不足道的事情。 - In Germany at the end, most passengers traveling brings back a little souvenir, big music equipment, optical instrument is small, beer, T-shirt.
在德国旅行结束时，旅客大多会带回一点纪念品，大则音乐器材、光学仪器，小则啤酒杯、T恤衫。 - Barclays 'commodity positions were no doubt small beer.
巴克莱的大宗商品头寸无疑只是小菜一碟。 - The insurance premium is small beer compared to what we'd have to pay if the house burnt down.
同房子万一被烧后我们的损失相比，保险金是不足挂齿的。 - Objective: Observe the hemorheological effects of small amount beer intake daily.
目的：观察每日少量饮用啤酒对血液流变学的影响。 - Berlin, Macmillan said, seemed to him small beer compared to the destruction of humanity.
麦克米伦说，同人类的毁灭相比，柏林问题在他看来，只不过是微不足道的。 - The hemorheological effect OS small amount beer intake daily
每日少量饮啤酒对血液流变性的影响 - He thought he's wonderful, but he's really rather small beer.
他自以为了不起，其实算不了什麽。 - The actual demands set out in the document are small beer indeed.
文件中陈述的实际要求确实是无关紧要的。 - A small beer would be better, not black beer.
一小杯啤酒就好了，不要黑啤酒。