small-minded
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌsmall-ˈminded adjective GENEROUSthinking too much about your own life and problems and not about important things – used to show disapproval 眼界小的,思想狭隘的〔含贬义〕 → narrow-minded People around here are so small-minded. 这里的人思想很狭隘。 —small-mindedness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
small-minded• The tone of the book is small-minded and intolerant.• As chairman of housing in Lambeth in the early 1970s, he was every inch the small-minded functionary.• I've told you this before, but you are a small-minded lot, really.• Believe it or not, but there are actually a few small-minded people in the Kings organization who resented Gretzky.• Well, small-minded politicos and big-moneyed utility interests made sure this sun-drenched region never fully developed its most sensible energy alternative.• Grimes's misanthropy is a proper match for the Borough's small-minded respectability.ˌsmall-ˈminded adjectiveChineseSyllable
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small-minded
ˌsmall-ˈminded
adjective
thinking too much about your own life and problems and not about important things – used to show disapproval ⇨ narrow-minded:
People around here are so small-minded.
—small-mindedness noun [uncountable]
ˌsmall-ˈminded
adjectivethinking too much about your own life and problems and not about important things – used to show disapproval ⇨ narrow-minded:
—small-mindedness noun [uncountable]