"small fry" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈsmɔɫ/ /ˈfɹaɪ

SMAWL fry

UK

smˈɔːl/ /fɹˈaɪ

sm-AWL fry

释义

'Small fry' literally means small fish, but is usually used informally to refer to people or things that are not important or influential, especially compared to others.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈsmɔɫ/ /ˈfɹaɪ

英式英语

smˈɔːl/ /fɹˈaɪ

简化发音

美式

SMAWL fry

英式

sm-AWL fry

语境中听

He is just small fry in the business world.

The police are not interested in the small fry.

Compared to the big companies, we are small fry.

Don't worry about those guys—they're just small fry.