SMALLISH countries are often in the vanguard when it comes to reforming government.

面积较小、人口较少的国家时常在政府职能改革方面走在别人的前面。

He was smallish but well built, with an open, sunburnt face, and bright, amused eyes.

他个子有点小，但身体强壮，长着一张开朗的、晒黑的脸和一双明亮的、逗人喜欢的眼睛。

A GLIMPSE into the future of retailing is available in a smallish office in Hamburg.

从汉堡一间不大的办公室里便可瞥见零售业的未来。

While walking through the snow, he spotted a smallish white animal and realized it was a reindeer.

当走过雪地时，他发现了一只小小的白色动物，他意识到这是一只驯鹿。

This year happens to be yellow, right there, kind of a smallish queen but she's doing a good job, so.

今年恰好是黄色的，就在那里，有只小蜂王，但她做得很好。

Smallish case, judging by the spread.

根据这大小的箱子 这位女士的穿着。

A smallish bird, cinnamon in color with a long bill, it's called a red knot.

一种小鸟，肉桂色，喙长，被称为红结。

At the fountain she turned on the water, took a smallish sip, let it flow round her mouth to savour it.

到了饮水机旁，她打开水龙头，抿了一小口，让水缓慢流进嘴里，再细细地品味。

And a number can seem smallish today, but if you believe the science, yeah, you have to act.

今天的数字可能看起来很小， 但如果你相信科学，是的，你必须采取行动。

Its military planners realised some time ago that loitering munitions could be an effective equaliser for a smallish country threatened by a large neighbour.

乌克兰军事规划者不久前意识到，对于一个受到强大邻国威胁的小国来说，“游荡弹药”可能是一个有效对抗攻击的设备。