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

• A small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap.
  供应给人们啤酒和葡萄酒以及食物的小店；通常价都比较便宜。
• 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
• Don't worry about giving me the change; it's small beer anyway.
  不要为给我找头而烦恼，那是微不足道的事情。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。