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The region includes Sumatra, Java, and a chain of smaller islands extending eastwards.这个地区包括苏门答腊、爪哇以及向东延伸的一群小岛。This is an excellent deal for investors who are interested in smaller companies.对于偏爱较小公司的投资者来说，这是一宗绝好的生意。In speech we use a smaller vocabulary than in writing.口语使用的词汇量比书面语少。This house is rather big for us. We need something smaller.这所房子对我们来说有点儿大，我们需要小一点儿的。The company was dissolved into smaller units.那家公司分裂为几家较小的单位。They hired a smaller company to finish off the job.他们雇了一家更小的公司完成这项工作。The smaller bowl is designed to nest inside the larger one.小碗被设计成能嵌套在大碗内。The new regulations could spell disaster for smaller businesses.新规章可能会给较小的企业带来灾难性的后果。The last apartment we lived in was much smaller than this one.我们上一套房子比这套小得多。Well, maybe it would be easier to start with a smaller problem.好吧！可能从小点儿的问题开始会容易些。The Leicestershire company has sold off many of its smaller branches to cut debts.莱斯特郡的那个公司为了减轻债务卖掉了许多小的分部。Many smaller local hospitals are being run down.很多较小的地方医院都在逐渐缩减规模。Some of the smaller firms are ripe for takeover.接管一些小一点的公司的时机已成熟。For smaller projects, the panels are cast in Ottawa and trucked to the location.对于规模较小的工程，镶板是在渥太华铸造然后再用卡车运到工地的。The tailor made the waist of the pants smaller by making a tuck.裁缝打了个裥把裤腰收小了些。When you see famous people at close quarters, they always appear much smaller than you imagined them.近距离看名人时，他们看起来往往比你想象的要平凡得多。Squadrons of pirates hung around the smaller islands.成群结队的海盗船还在较小的岛屿附近游荡。The company leases part of the premises to smaller businesses.公司把一部分场地租给小企业。These industry-wide gatherings are used by the major companies to co-opt their smaller competitors.这些业界的聚会被大公司用来拉拢他们较小的竞争对手。The smaller dog actually came off better, with only a few scratches.那只小一点的狗实际上表现得更为出色，身上只有几处抓痕而已。In smaller nursing homes patients are subjected to little purposeful activity.在一些较小的私人疗养院里，病人做的有益身心的活动要少一些。It's clear that smaller, more vulnerable banks have been targeted.很明显，规模较小、实力较弱的银行已被确定为目标。We need to monitor the transaction of smaller deals.我们需要监控规模较小的交易。And now the firing of smaller arms started.接着，轻武器的射击开始。With interest rates, the smaller banks will take their cue from the Federal Bank.在利率方面，小银行会仿效联邦银行。The house has a fair-sized yard at the back and a smaller one in front.房子后面有个相当大的院子，前面有一个小一些的院子。They're moving from a big house to a smaller one.他们正从一所大房子搬到一个小一点的房子。Predatory pricing by large supermarkets was threatening the livelihood of smaller businesses.大型超市的掠夺性价格正威胁着小商店的生计。The radio only weighs a few ounces and is smaller than a cigarette packet.这台收音机重量仅为几盎司，比香烟盒还小。This pub was of a very different type, smaller, less pretentious.这个酒吧风格独特，面积不大，比较低调。They will extend the subway from central Buffalo to the smaller towns around the city.他们将把地铁从布法罗的中心城区延伸到周围的小城市。A smaller vehicle will consume less fuel.汽车小耗费燃料也少。The females are smaller and less powerful than the males.雌性体型比雄性小，力气也没有雄性大。Am I getting fatter or are these jeans getting smaller?是我长胖了还是这条牛仔裤变小了？Many smaller radio stations broadcast on archaic equipment.许多较小的电台使用过时的设备播音。The page size was slightly smaller than foolscap.页面尺寸比八开本略小些。Many of the smaller stores have closed down.很多规模稍小的店铺已经倒闭了。Increasing tax on petrol would encourage people to drive smaller cars with fewer noxious emissions.提高汽油税会促使人们驾驶有毒废气排放量较少的小型汽车。The new regulations could be a disaster for smaller businesses.新规章对较小的企业可能是个灾祸。After her husband's passing, she moved to a smaller house.丈夫去世后，她搬入了一所更小的房子。 |