small fry

英 [ˈsmɔːl fraɪ]

美 [ˈsmɔːl fraɪ]

n.  (相比较之下)不重要的人(或事物)

牛津词典

noun

• （相比较之下）不重要的人（或事物）
  people or things that are considered unimportant compared to sb/sth else
  1. That's small fry to her.
     对她来说，那不值一提。
  2. People like us are small fry to such a large business.
     对于这样一家大公司来说，我们这样的人不过是小鱼小虾。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 不重要的小角色;小人物;无关紧要的东西
  Small fryis used to refer to someone or something that is considered to be unimportant.
  1. What they owe to the Inland Revenue is small fry compared to the overall £1.2 million debt...
     与 120 万英镑的总债务相比，他们所欠国内税收署的那点钱实在不算什么。
  2. It's the small fry who are usually the last to get paid.
     小人物往往是最后才拿到酬金。

英英释义

noun

• a young person of either sex
  1. she writes books for children
  2. they're just kids
  3. `tiddler' is a British term for youngster
  Synonym:childkidyoungsterminorshavernippertiddlertiketykefrynestling
• someone who is small and insignificant
  Synonym:pip-squeaksquirt

双语例句

• What they owe to the Inland Revenue is small fry compared to the overall £ 1.2 million debt
  与120万英镑的总债务相比，他们所欠国内税收署的那点钱实在不算什么。
• When you go there make sure you deal with the sales manager, not any of the small fry who work for him.
  你到那里时，务必同销售经理打交道，别同那些为他工作的小人物们打交道。
• When arrests are made, they are typically of small fry.
  当进行搜捕时，他们根本够不上被捕条件。
• Perhaps his statements are a warning shot: maybe more small guys will fry.
  或许霍尔德的话是个警告，意思是说也许可以更多地抓些小鱼小虾。
• Though aimed at small fry, plenty of sophisticated investors would be in with a chance.
  尽管本次的目标人选定位于小鱼小虾，但相当多的业内巨蛟也颇有获奖可能。
• In the consumer-web industry, the landscape has been largely divided between the big fish and the small fry.
  人们谈得最多的要么是谷歌（Google）和Facebook这样的大企业，要么是炙手可热的小创业公司。
• I told the small fry to stay put while I went to the call box.
  我告诉他站在那里别动，我去电话亭打电话。
• These local companies are only small fry compared with the huge multinationals.
  同那些跨国公司比，这些当地的公司不过是小鱼小虾。
• You? You're nothing but a small fry. I need to talk to someone a lot more important if I want some help.
  你？你不过是个无名小辈罢了。如果我需要帮忙的！话，我会找一个很重要的人物来做的。
• He remembered he had once said the great trust had overlooked his little enterprise, distaining to plunder such small fry.
  他记得自己有一回说过，这个大托拉斯有意放过他这门小本经纪，不屑吞这种小鱼。