minor injury/illness/operation etc• One lane of the motorway was closed and a driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries.• The driver of the tractor-trailerrig suffered minor injuries.• Forty-nine people were treated for minor injuries at two hospitals in Olympia.• The 17-year-old suffered only minor injuries despite the Vauxhall Cavalier car being extensively damaged.• Stanton, 69, suffered minor injuries to his face and head but did not require hospital treatment.• By fall the disease, first thought a minor illness, was an epidemic.
the minors• He came up from the minors, directing martial-arts movies.• He and pitcher Doug Johns met in the minors and became roommates.• Gerard King and Kareem Townes, the Lakers' final training-camp cuts, are thriving in the minors.• In the minors, he hung out with the greatest athlete of our time.• But his message was clear: Television amounted to little more than the minors, compared with the major leagues of movies.• Although they've ended up at the same spot in their careers, they progressed through the minors at different rates.
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, seem較輕微;似乎較不重要ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常微不足道◇This is a very minor operation and there is very little risk involved.這是個很小的手術,沒有什麼風險。➤comparatively, relatively比較/相對輕微◇That's a relatively minor matter-we can leave it till later.相對來說那是件小事,我們可以留待以後解決。➤apparently, seemingly貌似不重要;表面上看不嚴重
➡ See also the entry for slight另见slight条minor ♦︎ trivial ♦︎ petty ♦︎ insignificant ♦︎ peripheral ♦︎ light ♦︎ unimportantThese words all describe people or things that are not important or do not deserve serious attention.这些词均表示不重要的、次要的、无足轻重的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆minor / trivial / petty / peripheral / unimportant things◆a minor / trivial / petty problem◆minor / trivial / insignificant / unimportant details◆a minor / a trivial / an insignificant matter / incident◆a minor / trivial / petty offence◆minor / petty crime / theft / criminals◆a minor / trivial ailment◆a trivial / an insignificant / an unimportant fact◆very minor / trivial / petty / insignificant / light / unimportant◆apparently / seemingly minor / trivial / insignificant / unimportant■minor [usually before noun] not very large, important or serious较小的;次要的;轻微的◆The new plan involves widening a minor road through the valley.新规划包括拓宽一条穿过山谷的小路。◆There may be some minor changes to the schedule.时间安排上也许会有些小变动。◆Women played a relatively minor role in the organization.妇女在这个组织中发挥着相对次要的作用。◆The CD contains a number of delightful short pieces by minor composers.这张光碟内有几首由不太出名的作曲家创作的欢快的短曲。◆Both the driver and the passenger suffered minor injuries.司机和乘客两人都受了轻伤。◆You may need to undergo minor surgery.你也许得做个小手术。OPPmajor ⇨ main, serious,severe ⇨ serious1■trivial ˈtrɪviəl (oftendisapproving) not important or serious; not worth worrying about不重要的;琐碎的;微不足道的◆I didn't want to bother you with such a trivial matter.我不想拿这样的琐事来烦你。◆I know it sounds trivial, but I'm worried about it.我知道这事听起来微不足道,但我还是放心不下。ⓘ Trivial is used especially to talk about an incident, a matter or a detail. People also often say that sth is too trivial to bother about/worry about/mention/make a fuss about. * trivial尤用以形容incident、matter和detail;常见的搭配还有be too trivial to bother about/worry about/mention/make a fuss about。▸triviality ˌtrɪviˈæləti
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[countable, uncountable] ◆ (disapproving) I don't want to waste time on trivialities.我不想把时间浪费在琐事上。◆His speech was one of great triviality.他的讲话无足轻重。■petty [usually before noun] (usuallydisapproving) small and not important; not deserving serious attention小的;琐碎的;无足轻重的◆I don't want to hear any more about your petty squabbles.我再也不想听到你们那些小口角了。◆There are plenty of petty bureaucrats(= who do not have much power or authority) who would report you for that.有很多小官僚会为那件事告发你。◆The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier.解除了各种琐碎的限制后,日子变得轻松了一些。ⓘ Petty is used especially to talk about crimes and conflicts that are not very serious. * petty尤用以形容不太严重的罪行和冲突◆petty crime / theft / corruption / tyranny轻微罪行;小偷小摸;轻微的腐败/专制◆a petty criminal / thief / tyrant轻罪犯;小窃贼;小暴君◆petty squabbles / jealousies / feuds小口角;小小的妒忌/不和■insignificant (ratherformal, especiallywritten) not big or valuable enough to be considered important微不足道的;无足轻重的◆These results are statistically insignificant.在统计学的意义上,这些结果无关紧要。◆The levels of chemicals in the river are not insignificant.河水中化学物质的含量不容忽视。◆He made her feel insignificant and stupid.他让她感到自己卑微愚蠢。ⓘ Not insignificant is a rather formal way of saying that sth is actually quite important, or more important than people might think. Insignificant can also be used to talk about a person who seems or feels as if they are not important or have no influence. * not insignificant是颇为正式的用法,表示某事实际上很重要,或者比人们想象的更为重要。insignificant亦可用来表示某人看起来或觉得自己似乎不重要或没有影响力。OPPsignificant ⇨ important▸insignificance
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[uncountable] ◆Her own problems paled into insignificance beside this terrible news.跟这个可怕的消息相比,她自己的问题就显得微不足道了。OPPsignificance ⇨ importance■peripheral pəˈrɪfərəl (formal, especially business尤用于商业) not as important as the main aim or part of an activity次要的;附带的◆The experiment looks at subjects' ability to take in peripheral information.这项实验要考查实验对象吸收辅助信息的能力。◆Fund-raising is peripheral to their main activities.与他们的主要活动相比,筹集资金是次要的。ⓘ Peripheral is used especially to talk about information or details, or activities and developments. * peripheral尤用以形容information、detail、activity和development。 see also periphery ⇨ edgenoun■lightentertaining rather than serious and not needing much mental effort娱乐性的;消遣性的;轻松的◆Do you need some light reading for the beach?你是否需要一些在海边休闲时看的消遣读物?◆a concert of light classical music古典轻音乐会ⓘ Light is used especially to talk about leisure activities. * light尤用以形容休闲活动◆light reading / fiction / entertainment / comedy / music / opera消遣读物;轻松的小说/娱乐;轻喜剧;轻音乐;轻歌剧■unimportant (especiallywritten) not important; not deserving serious attention不重要的;次要的;无足轻重的◆Don't worry about these unimportant details.别为这些细枝末节烦恼。◆They dismissed the problem as unimportant.他们认为这个问题无关紧要而未予理会。OPPimportant ⇨ important