🧩 词语组成解析
small
[smɔl]
adj. 小的;难为情的;低级的,卑劣的;细微的,微弱的;
adv. 小小地;卑鄙地;
n. 细小部分,腰部;琐碎东西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
amount
[ə'maʊnt]
n. 量,数量;总额;本利之和;全部效果,全部含义;
vi. (在意义、价值、效果、程度等方面)等于;等同,接近;合计,总共;发展成为;
mount =ascend,表示”上升, 山”#词根助记:a朝向+mount=朝向……提升直到总量=总量
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm not really sure I want to be a little fish in a big pond.
我不是真的很确定我想成为一条大池里的小鱼。
What time are you going?
你什么时候走?
At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable,
当时,这艘轮船不仅是造船史上建造的最大的一艘船,而且也被认为是不会沉没的。