"small fry" in Chinese (Simplified)
小人物小鱼
Definition
“small fry” 字面意思是小鱼,但通常非正式地指人或事物微不足道、没什么影响力,尤其与其他人或事相比时。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
非正式表达,带点轻视意味,指不重要的人物(如“小角色”),一般用于复数。偶尔形容小孩子。避免正式或直接场合用,否则可能冒犯对方。
Examples
He is just small fry in the business world.
他在商业界只是个**小人物**。
The police are not interested in the small fry.
警察对这些**小人物**不感兴趣。
Compared to the big companies, we are small fry.
和大公司比起来,我们只是**小人物**。
Don't worry about those guys—they're just small fry.
别担心那些人——他们只是**小角色**。
When it comes to politics, I'm just one of the small fry.
说到政治,我只不过是个**小人物**。
They arrested a few small fry, but the real boss got away.
他们抓了几个**小人物**,但真正的老大跑了。