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minor adj.
⇨ minorminor noun
⇨ child minor adjective ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ slight 另见slight条minor ♦︎ trivial ♦︎ petty ♦︎ insignificant ♦︎ peripheral ♦︎ light ♦︎ unimportantThese words all describe people or things that are not important or do not deserve serious attention. 这些词均表示不重要的、次要的、无足轻重的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆minor / trivial / petty / peripheral / unimportant things◆a minor / trivial / petty problem◆minor / trivial / insignificant / unimportant details◆a minor / a trivial / an insignificant matter / incident◆a minor / trivial / petty offence◆minor / petty crime / theft / criminals◆a minor / trivial ailment◆a trivial / an insignificant / an unimportant fact◆very minor / trivial / petty / insignificant / light / unimportant◆apparently / seemingly minor / trivial / insignificant / unimportant■ minor [usually before noun] not very large, important or serious 较小的；次要的；轻微的◆The new plan involves widening a minor road through the valley.新规划包括拓宽一条穿过山谷的小路。◆There may be some minor changes to the schedule.时间安排上也许会有些小变动。◆Women played a relatively minor role in the organization.妇女在这个组织中发挥着相对次要的作用。◆The CD contains a number of delightful short pieces by minor composers.这张光碟内有几首由不太出名的作曲家创作的欢快的短曲。◆Both the driver and the passenger suffered minor injuries.司机和乘客两人都受了轻伤。◆You may need to undergo minor surgery.你也许得做个小手术。OPP major ⇨ main , serious , severe ⇨ serious 1 ■ trivial / /ˈtrɪviəl/ / (often disapproving) not important or serious; not worth worrying about 不重要的；琐碎的；微不足道的◆I didn't want to bother you with such a trivial matter.我不想拿这样的琐事来烦你。◆I know it sounds trivial, but I'm worried about it.我知道这事听起来微不足道，但我还是放心不下。ⓘ Trivial is used especially to talk about an incident, a matter or a detail. People also often say that sth is too trivial to bother about/worry about/mention/make a fuss about. * trivial尤用以形容incident、matter和detail；常见的搭配还有be too trivial to bother about/worry about/mention/make a fuss about。▸ triviality / /ˌtrɪviˈæləti/ / noun [countable, uncountable] ◆ (disapproving) I don't want to waste time on trivialities.我不想把时间浪费在琐事上。◆His speech was one of great triviality.他的讲话无足轻重。■ petty [usually before noun] (usually disapproving) small and not important; not deserving serious attention 小的；琐碎的；无足轻重的◆I don't want to hear any more about your petty squabbles.我再也不想听到你们那些小口角了。◆There are plenty of petty bureaucrats (= who do not have much power or authority) who would report you for that.有很多小官僚会为那件事告发你。◆The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier.解除了各种琐碎的限制后，日子变得轻松了一些。ⓘ Petty is used especially to talk about crimes and conflicts that are not very serious. * petty尤用以形容不太严重的罪行和冲突◆petty crime / theft / corruption / tyranny轻微罪行；小偷小摸；轻微的腐败／专制◆a petty criminal / thief / tyrant轻罪犯；小窃贼；小暴君◆petty squabbles / jealousies / feuds小口角；小小的妒忌／不和 ■ insignificant (rather formal, especially written) not big or valuable enough to be considered important 微不足道的；无足轻重的◆These results are statistically insignificant.在统计学的意义上，这些结果无关紧要。◆The levels of chemicals in the river are not insignificant.河水中化学物质的含量不容忽视。◆He made her feel insignificant and stupid.他让她感到自己卑微愚蠢。ⓘ Not insignificant is a rather formal way of saying that sth is actually quite important, or more important than people might think. Insignificant can also be used to talk about a person who seems or feels as if they are not important or have no influence. * not insignificant是颇为正式的用法，表示某事实际上很重要，或者比人们想象的更为重要。insignificant亦可用来表示某人看起来或觉得自己似乎不重要或没有影响力。 OPP significant ⇨ important ▸ insignificance noun [uncountable] ◆Her own problems paled into insignificance beside this terrible news.跟这个可怕的消息相比，她自己的问题就显得微不足道了。OPP significance ⇨ importance ■ peripheral / /pəˈrɪfərəl/ / (formal, especially business 尤用于商业) not as important as the main aim or part of an activity 次要的；附带的◆The experiment looks at subjects' ability to take in peripheral information.这项实验要考查实验对象吸收辅助信息的能力。◆Fund-raising is peripheral to their main activities.与他们的主要活动相比，筹集资金是次要的。ⓘ Peripheral is used especially to talk about information or details, or activities and developments. * peripheral尤用以形容information、detail、activity和development。 see also periphery ⇨ edge noun ■ light entertaining rather than serious and not needing much mental effort 娱乐性的；消遣性的；轻松的◆Do you need some light reading for the beach?你是否需要一些在海边休闲时看的消遣读物？◆a concert of light classical music古典轻音乐会ⓘ Light is used especially to talk about leisure activities. * light尤用以形容休闲活动◆light reading / fiction / entertainment / comedy / music / opera消遣读物；轻松的小说／娱乐；轻喜剧；轻音乐；轻歌剧 ■ unimportant (especially written) not important; not deserving serious attention 不重要的；次要的；无足轻重的◆Don't worry about these unimportant details.别为这些细枝末节烦恼。◆They dismissed the problem as unimportant.他们认为这个问题无关紧要而未予理会。OPP important ⇨ important child noun ➡ See also the entries for ⇨ girl and ⇨ son 另见girl条和son条child ♦︎ boy ♦︎ girl ♦︎ baby ♦︎ kid ♦︎ infant ♦︎ youngster ♦︎ toddler ♦︎ minor ♦︎ brat ♦︎ juniorThese are all words for a young person who is not yet an adult. 这些词均表示孩子、未成年人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a young child / boy / girl / baby / kid / infant◆a little child / boy / girl / baby / kid / brat◆a small / good / naughty child / boy / girl / baby / kid◆a healthy / normal child / boy / girl / baby / kid / infant◆a bright / local child / boy / girl / kid / youngster◆a difficult child / boy / baby / toddler◆a spoilt / spoiled child / kid / brat◆to look after / take care of a child / baby / kid◆a child / boy / girl / baby / kid / infant / youngster / toddler learns sth◆a child / boy / girl / baby / kid / youngster / toddler / junior plays◆a child / boy / girl / baby / kid / youngster grows (up)■ child (plural children) [countable] a young person who is not yet an adult 儿童；小孩◆a child of three / a three-year-old child三岁小孩◆men, women and children男人、女人和儿童◆I lived in London as a child.我小时候住在伦敦。◆The group campaigns for the rights of the unborn child.那个团体为未出生婴儿争取权利。◆She was a child star but never made it as an adult.她曾是童星，成年后却默默无闻。OPP adult , grown-up ⇨ adult adj. see also child ⇨ son ■ boy [countable] a male child 男孩◆The older boys at school used to tease him.学校里大一些的男生过去常常取笑他。◆Be a good boy and get me my coat.乖孩子，把我的外衣拿来。OPP girl see also boy ⇨ son ■ girl [countable] a female child 女孩◆She's a bright little girl.她是个聪明伶俐的小姑娘。OPP boy see also girl ⇨ girl , girl ⇨ son ■ baby [countable] a very young child, especially from birth until it starts to walk 婴儿（尤指从出生到会走路的阶段）◆The baby's crying!婴儿在哭！◆He just broke down and cried like a baby.他禁不住像个孩子似的失声痛哭。◆The illness is common in newborn babies and is easily treated.这是新生儿的常见病，很容易治好。 see also baby ⇨ son ■ kid [countable] (informal, especially spoken) a child 小孩◆He's only a kid. You can't expect him to understand what's going on.他只是个小孩子，你不能指望他理解出了什么事。◆A bunch of kids were hanging around outside.一群孩子在外面闲逛。 see also kid ⇨ son NOTE 辨析 Child or kid? Kid is much more frequent than child in informal and spoken American English. A kid can also be older than a child: you can talk about a kid of 15 but people generally stop being called children at around the age of 12. Above that age you can call them kids, teenagers, young people, girls, youths or lads. 在美式非正式用语和口语中，kid比child常用得多。kid可以比child年龄大，可以说a kid of 15（一个15岁的孩子），但一般12岁左右时便不再称为child。12岁以上可以称为kid、teenager、young person、girl、youth或lad。■ infant / /ˈɪnfənt/ / [countable] (formal or technical 术语) a baby or very young child 婴儿；幼儿◆We studied newborn infants up to two months old.我们研究了出生两个月以内的新生儿。◆The country has an appallingly high infant mortality rate.这个国家的婴儿死亡率高得令人震惊。ⓘ In the British and Australian education systems infant is also the word for a child at school between the ages of four and seven. 在英国和澳大利亚的教育体制中，infant也指四到七岁的学童◆The majority of infant teachers are women.大多数幼儿教师是女性。◆I've known her since we were in the infants (= at infant school).从幼儿学校时我就认识她了。 ■ youngster [countable] (informal) a child or young person 少年；儿童；年轻人◆The camp is for youngsters aged 8 to 14.这次夏令营是为8到14岁的少年儿童安排的。■ toddler [countable] a young child who has only recently learnt to walk 学步的儿童◆She was left at home with a toddler and a four-month-old baby to care for.她给留在家里照顾一个蹒跚学步的孩子和一个四个月大的婴儿。■ minor [countable] (law 法律) a young person who is under the age at which you legally become an adult and are responsible for your actions 未成年人◆It is an offence to serve alcohol to minors.向未成年人提供含酒精饮料是违法行为。◆He was jailed for having sex with a minor.他因与未成年人发生性行为而入狱。 OPP adult ⇨ adult ■ brat [countable] (informal, disapproving) a person, especially a child, who behaves badly 不守规矩的人；（尤指）顽童◆He's a spoilt little brat!他是个被宠坏了的捣蛋鬼！■ junior [countable] (BrE) (in sport) a young person below a particular age, rather than an adult; a child at school in Britain between the ages of 7 and 11 青少年运动员；（英国）7到11岁的学童◆At 16, he's still eligible to play for the juniors.16岁时，他还有资格参加青少年组的比赛。◆Sam is going to be a junior next year.萨姆明年就要上学了。◆a junior school小学 |