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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌsmall-ˈscale adjective  SMALLinvolving only a small number of things or a small area 小规模的 OPP large-scale a small-scale study 小规模的研究
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small-scaleSince then the economic clamp-down has further cut back urban building projects, closed rural industries and increased restrictions on small-scale business.Data on breaches of the taboo in small-scale communities are sparse and largely considered as cases of individual deviance.But Smith envisaged a world of small-scale enterprise, which would be left alone by government and by monopolistic corporations.Marketing and distribution assistance is also needed, as are changes in existing regulations that hinder small-scale food processing.Instead, it can be argued that more attention should have been given to services and small-scale manufacturing.small-scale research projectsEven our die-hard Communist friends admit to the existence of small-scale scams under the old system.So there is more on internationalism, on e-business and on small-scale ventures.
From Longman Business Dictionarysmall-scaleˈsmall-scale adjective small in size or limited in degreesmall-scale enterprisessmall-scale industrial activities
ˌsmall-ˈscale adjectiveChineseSyllable
of only a involving small or Business things a number Corpus


small-scale
ˌsmall-ˈscale adjective
involving only a small number of things or a small area
   OPP  large-scale:
    a small-scale study


small-scaleBrE /ˌsmɔːl ˈskeɪl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsmɔːl ˈskeɪl/ 🔊 adjective(of an organization, activity, etc. 组织、活动等) not large in size or extent; limited in what it does 小型的;小范围的;小规模的small-scale farming小规模农业a small-scale study of couples in second marriages对再婚夫妇的小范围研究(of maps, drawings, etc. 地图、图样等) drawn to a small scale so that not many details are shown 按小比例绘制的;小比例尺的 OPP large-scale