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tee·ny /ˈtiːni/ adjective informal SMALLvery small 很小的，小小的 SYN tiny I was just a teeny bit disappointed. 我只是稍微有点失望。Examples from the Corpusteeny• But in reality, seat-side service is only feasible for those with teeny appetites and an inordinate amount of patience.• In 1973, I was living in Dublin in a teeny bedsit with three other women.• It is, after all, in their joint interest to seem at least a teeny bit above the fray.• Gritty steam engines, not teeny chips, hauled the world into the information age.• It's wood with a teeny metal bit at the end and red feathers.• On this occasion, however, there was a teeny problem.Origin teeny (1800-1900) tiny, probably influenced by weeny ( → TEENY WEENY). teensy (1800-1900) Probably from teenytee·ny adjectiveChineseSyllable very Corpus small |