small fry

英 [ˈsmɔːl fraɪ]

美 [ˈsmɔːl fraɪ]

n.  (相比较之下)不重要的人(或事物)

牛津词典

noun

• （相比较之下）不重要的人（或事物）
  people or things that are considered unimportant compared to sb/sth else
  1. That's small fry to her.
     对她来说，那不值一提。
  2. People like us are small fry to such a large business.
     对于这样一家大公司来说，我们这样的人不过是小鱼小虾。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 不重要的小角色;小人物;无关紧要的东西
  Small fryis used to refer to someone or something that is considered to be unimportant.
  1. What they owe to the Inland Revenue is small fry compared to the overall £1.2 million debt...
     与 120 万英镑的总债务相比，他们所欠国内税收署的那点钱实在不算什么。
  2. It's the small fry who are usually the last to get paid.
     小人物往往是最后才拿到酬金。

英英释义

noun

• a young person of either sex
  1. she writes books for children
  2. they're just kids
  3. `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
  Synonym:childkidyoungsterminorshavernippertiddlertiketykefrynestling
• someone who is small and insignificant
  Synonym:pip-squeaksquirt

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