英 [ˌsmɔːl ˈtʃeɪndʒ] 美 [ˌsmɔːl ˈtʃeɪndʒ]
零钱：指以低面值硬币形式存在的货币。
琐事，小事：指不被认为是昂贵或重要的事情。
small change //
不可数名词 Small change is coins of low value. 小面值的硬币; 零钱
She was counting out a dollar, mostly in small change, into my hand.
她数了一美元--大部分是钢蹦儿--递到了我手里。
a trifling sum of money
同义词： chickenfeed / chump change
零用钱
零钱
零钱
[金融]零钱；无聊话
Have you got any small change for the phone?
你有没有打电话的零钱？
She was counting out a dollar, mostly in small change, into my hand.
她数了一美元--大部分是钢蹦儿--递到了我手里。
The covers are a small change, but they can still have a positive effect.
罩子只是一个微小的改变，但它们仍然可以带来积极的影响。
Another reason is that a small change in temperature can mean the difference between snow and rain.
VOA : special.2010.01.05
If you want to have an infinitestimally small change, you end up writing dh is dq sub p.
这是对于有限的变化而言的,如果是一个无限小的变化。
热力学与动力学课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课
All change begins in the mind of single person or a small group."
所有改变从一个人或一小众人的思想开始“
幸福课课程节选 : 哈佛公开课
Main message? Each one of us makes a difference every single day we impact the world around us and if we would just think about the consequences of the little choices we make what we eat,wear,buy, how we interact with people,animals, the environment then we start making small changes and that can lead to the huge change that we must have."
VOA : special.2009.11.18
This area has several separate small rooms where guests could change into swimming clothes.
VOA : special.2009.11.16
It's a small change in vocabulary, but it can have a big impact on our futures.
Look elsewhere and the price of an Eastern European movie studio is small change.
This would not require any major change of substance, only a small change of style.