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lilliputian

/lil-i-pyoo-shuhn/US // ˌlɪl ɪˈpyu ʃən //UK // (ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃɪən) //

小人国,小人国的人,小人国的,小人族

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : extremely small; tiny; diminutive.
    • : petty; trivial: Our worries are Lilliputian when compared with those of people whose nations are at war.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an inhabitant of Lilliput.
    • : a very small person.
    • : a person who is narrow or petty in outlook.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.tiny
Synonyms
diminutive缩略语,矮小的,缩微,矮小dwarf侏儒,矮人,矮子,矮小的人infinitesimal无限小,无限小数,无限极,无限大little少许,少,少量,少少midget侏儒,矬子,矮子,矮人mini微型,小型,迷你,迷你型miniature微型,缩影,迷你型,微型的minimum最低限度,最少,最低限度的,最少的minuscule微不足道,微不足道的,微乎其微,渺小的minute分,分数,分分钟,分别petite娇小的,娇小,小巧,娇小玲珑pocket口袋,袋子,袋装,口袋里pygmy侏儒,侏儒症,侏儒症患者,侏儒的slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微trifling琐碎的,琐碎,琐碎的事,琐事wee凌晨,凌晨时分,凌晨时分的bitsy小不点,小菜一碟,碎碎念,贱民bitty小不点,咬牙切齿,咬牙切齿的,小不点们insignificant不重要的,无足轻重,无关紧要,微不足道的itsy-bitsy小不点,小小年纪,小小的,小小年纪的itty-bitty小巧玲珑,小不点,小小的,小巧玲珑的microscopic微观,显微,显微镜下,显微镜minikin小金,小金库,小金子,小金币minuscular肌肉发达,肌肉,肌肉发达的人,肌肉发达的人群negligible可忽略不计,可以忽略不计,微不足道,可忽略不计的pee-wee小威,尿尿,撒尿,撒尿的人pint-sized小巧玲珑,矮小的,小小的,小巧的pocket-size袖珍型,口袋大小,袖珍尺寸,袖珍型的puny弱小的,弱小,矮小的,弱不禁风teensy十几岁,十几岁的孩子,十几岁的人,十足的teensy-weensy十几岁,十几岁的孩子,十几岁的小孩,十几岁的小姑娘teeny十几岁,十几岁的,青少年,十几岁的人yea big是大,是的大,是大的

Examples

  • Has anyone noticed how diminished, how very Lilliputian, America has become?

  • How could he pick the Lilliputian city whose favorite place of worship is the Rocky statue at the foot of an art museum?

  • It was all cherry satin and white lace, the furniture lilliputian, to match the proportions of the room and the lady.

  • You will read Boccaccio, whose tales are intaglios carved with exquisitely licentious and Lilliputian scenes.

  • Little Katy laughed outright, as the idea of this Lilliputian combatant presented itself.

  • Her humble origin certainly did not betray itself in her hands and feet, which were exquisite in shape and lilliputian in size.

  • The toilet of this lilliputian in feathers, performed on her chosen twig as it often was, interested me greatly.

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