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

• 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 hemorheological effect OS small amount beer intake daily
  每日少量饮啤酒对血液流变性的影响
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Chinese beer industry started from Russian building a factory in China, then hundreds of large and small beer companies have built, and then Chinese beer industry went through many mergers and acquisitions, now the development of Chinese beer industry has experienced more than one hundred years.
  中国的啤酒工业从最初的俄罗斯在中国建厂，到全国有大大小小上百家的啤酒企业，然后经历了一轮又一轮的并购整合，啤酒工业至今在中国的发展经历了100多年。
• 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。
• 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。
• He thought he's wonderful, but he's really rather small beer.
  他自以为了不起，其实算不了什麽。
• 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。