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

• 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。
• On the first floor is a pretty caf é offering take-away bonbons in teeny paper handbags.
  博物馆底层是一家漂亮的咖啡厅，提供可以外带的糖果，它们都用精小的纸制手袋包装。
• My sister always carries a teeny purse with her.
  我姊姊总是会随身带个小皮包。
• A gleam came from the window. There's a little teeny light way.
  从窗户射进一道微光。有一条有微弱的光的路。
• There's a little teeny light way.
  有一条有微弱的光的路。
• I must admit to a teeny touch of envy.
  我得承认我有一点点嫉妒。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sue never carried anything other than the teeniest purse.
  休从来都只带着一只小钱包。
• 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。