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.- 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。
- Such roles are small beer compared with the fame she once enjoyed.
英英释义
noun
- something of small importance
双语例句
- A small beer would be better, not black beer.
一小杯啤酒就好了，不要黑啤酒。 - Marketing Innovation Strategy for Small Beer Enterprises
中小啤酒企业营销创新的策略 - Objective: Observe the hemorheological effects of small amount beer intake daily.
目的：观察每日少量饮用啤酒对血液流变学的影响。 - Barclays 'commodity positions were no doubt small beer.
巴克莱的大宗商品头寸无疑只是小菜一碟。 - He thinks he's a mainstay of the company, but he's really rather small beer.
他自以为是公司的台柱，但事实上他是个微不足道的人。 - 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。 - 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。 - Ever since he won in the competition, John has thought on small beer of himself.
自竞赛中获胜以来，约翰便自命不凡起来了。 - His father owns a great deal of property but he is still small beer compared to some of the directors of his company.
他父亲拥有很多财产，但和公司有些董事相比仍然是微不足道的。 - 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。