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有关Size、Quantity“大小、数量”的词群
gamut
n. 整个范围；全部
After the test I thought at first I had done very well, then quite well, and finally, poorly. I ran the gamut from confidence to despair.
考试后起初我想自己考得很好，后来认为不错，最后是差劲。我经历了从自信到失望的全部历程。
iota
n. 些微
If you make the same mistake again, despite all my warnings, I will not hae one iota of sympathy for you.
如果你不顾我的警告，再犯同样的错误，我一点也不同情你。
magnitude
n. 大小；重要
Shopping for clothes can be a small matter for some, but a problem of the greatest magnitude for others.
逛街购衣对某些人而言是小事一桩，但对某些人来说却是最重要的问题。
pittance
n. 徽薄的薪水；少量
At those low wages, few will apply for the job. Who wants to work for a pittance?
很少人会去申请那个低薪的工作，谁想为微薄的薪水工作？
superabundance
n. 极多；过多
Our committee doesn't need any more help. We have superabundance of helpers.
我们委员会不需要任何更多的援助，我们有太多的帮手。
inflate
vt. 灌入空气、瓦斯使膨胀 反：deflate 放气, 泄气, 紧缩
Since the football has lost air, we shall need a pump to inflate it.
这个橄榄球气漏了，我们需要一个气筒给它打气。
colossal
adj. 巨大的
The game will be played in a colossal arena with a seating capacity of more than 60,000.
这场球赛将在一个可容纳六万多人的巨型运动场举行。
commodious
adj. 宽敞的　反:incommodious 狭窄的
Even during change of classes there is no crowding because the halls and stairways are commodious.
即使在换教室的时候也不拥挤，因为走廊跟楼梯都很宽敞。
infinite
adj. 无限的 　反：finite 有限的
In our science lesson tomorrow we shall consider whether space is bounded or infinite.
明天的科学课程，我们将思考太空是有限还是无限的。
infinitesimal
adj. 微小的
If there is any salt in this soup, it must be infinitesimal. I can't taste it.
如果汤里有盐的话，一定很少，我吃不出味道来。
inordinate
adj. 过度的
Frank kept my book for such an inordinate length of time that I shall never lend him anything again.
弗兰克借我的书太久了，我再也不借他任何东西了。
picayune
adj. 微小的
The trouble with your studying is that you spend too much time on picayune details and not enough on the really important matters.
你读书的困扰是花太多时间在小细节上，真正重要的所花的时间却不够多。
puny
adj. 微不足道的
The skyscraper dwarfs the surrounding buildings. by comparison to it, they seem puny.
这摩天大楼使周围的建筑物相形见拙，比较之下它们显得微不足道。