undersized
undersized — 形容詞
- undersizedpositive
- more undersizedcomparative
- most undersizedsuperlative
1. smaller than what is normal, expected, or needed for a particular person, thing,
偏小；過小
比正常或所需的尺寸小
smaller than what is normal, expected, or needed for a particular person, thing, or situation
Sayaka bought an undersized jacket that she could barely zip up.
Sayaka 買了一件尺寸偏小的夾克，幾乎拉不上拉鍊。
undersized + clothing noun
The undersized puppy weighed only half as much as its litter mates.
那隻體型偏小的幼犬體重只有同胎小狗的一半。
undersized + animal noun
The apartment's undersized kitchen made it hard to cook for more than one person.
這間公寓的廚房過小，很難為超過一個人做飯。
Andrei struggled with the undersized racket his younger brother had left behind.
Andrei 用弟弟留下的過小球拍，打起來很吃力。
undersized + equipment noun
Baraka could only sell the undersized vegetables at the local market.
Baraka 只能把那些尺寸偏小的蔬菜拿到本地市場賣。
- undersized puppy
- undersized kitchen
- undersized portion
- undersized equipment
- undersized room
- noticeably undersized
- slightly undersized
- small
general term; less specific about a missing size target
- diminutive
formal tone, neutral-to-positive connotation
- stunted
negative connotation, implies failed growth
- petite
chiefly for women or delicate objects; positive connotation
文法句型
undersized + noun
be + undersized
用法筆記
Commonly applied to physical objects (clothing, rooms, equipment) and animals. Less natural for describing people — consider using 'small' or 'short' instead.