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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• something of small importance
  Synonym:trivialitytriviatrifle

双语例句

• I've got sixty shares in the company, but that's small beer compared with his a hundred thousand.
  我在公司中持有60股，与他的10万股相比，实在是微不足道。
• 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。
• People with some money drank "small beer" water mixed with enough beer to kill off some of those nasty micro-organisms.
  有点钱的人喝“淡啤酒”水中搀上足够多的啤酒，以杀死部分肮脏微生物。
• 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。
• That grant was pretty small beer, we shall need a lot more money.
  那个回报太少了，我们需要更多的钱。
• But this is small beer compared with issues at home.
  但与国内问题相比，这只是小菜一碟。
• One unit is roughly equivalent to a glass of wine or a small beer.
  一个单位的酒精粗略地等于一杯葡萄酒或一杯淡啤酒。
• They drank a large/ great/ small quantity of beer last night.
  昨天晚上他们喝了大量/许多/少量的啤酒。
• 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。