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
- 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。 - A small beer would be better, not black beer.
一小杯啤酒就好了，不要黑啤酒。 - Small beer compared with the cataclysm of a year ago& but enough to temper the holiday cheer.
相较于一年之前的大灾难，如今只是一个小熊市，但是足够缓和人们度假的欢乐心情。 - Design and Research of a Small Scale Beer Ferment Equipment Temperature Control System in a Laboratory
实验室小型啤酒发酵装置温度控制系统的设计与研究 - By recent standards, that is small beer.
按照近期的标准，这只是小菜一碟。 - 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。 - 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。 - The insurance premium is small beer compared to what we'd have to pay if the house burnt down.
同房子万一被烧后我们的损失相比，保险金是不足挂齿的。 - Even assuming a mandatory offer for the remainder of Singapore Petroleum Company proceeds smoothly ( not a given: shares on Monday closed below the offer price), this is small beer.
即便假设针对新加坡石油公司（singaporepetroleumcompany）其余股份的强制性全面收购要约进展顺利（这并非十拿九稳：周一该股收盘价低于要约出价），此笔交易也微不足道。 - Oh, a small beer some kind of lager will do.
哦，一小杯啤酒某种淡啤酒就行。