下面一句摘自 2021 年高考考试英语全国乙卷（全国卷Ⅰ）的阅读理解A：
However, that wassmall fry compared with the city’s Circus Maximus, which accommodated around250,000 people.
我查 fry 是动词啊？请问能说 small fry 吗？
你应该在词典里查 small fry，而不仅仅是查 fry。
smallfry people orthings that are not important when compared to other people or things （相比之下的）小人物，小事情
你的句子意思是：However, that was small frycompared with the city’s Circus Maximus, which accommodated around 250,000people. 然而，与可容纳约250,000人的城市马戏团马克西姆斯体育场相比，这只不过小巫见大巫。
更多例句如：
There’s no point in arresting thesmall fry. 逮捕这类小卒子是毫无意义的。
Big businesses are not concernedwith the small fry. 大企业不关注鸡老蒜皮命小事。
They’re small fry compared to thereal criminals. 比起真的的罪犯他们是小卒子。
People like us are small fry tosuch a large business. 对于如此一家大公司来讲，大家如此的人不过是小鱼小虾。
注意该词一般用单数，但表示复数意义。如：
It’s the small fry who are usuallythe last to get paid. 小人物总是是最后才拿到酬金。
The small fry are helping eachother compete against the larger businesses. 小企业正在互相帮助来与大企业抗衡。
High-ranking officials escaped prosecution while numerous small fry were imprisoned. 高官们逃脱了起诉而不少无足轻重的人却入狱了。
