bantam

Describes something that is small but spirited or aggressive, often used to refer to a small breed of chicken or metaphorically to a person of small stature with a combative nature.

• 🇨🇳形容小而好斗、精力充沛的事物或人，常指矮脚鸡等小型鸡种，也比喻个头虽小但性格强悍、好勇斗狠的人。

1. Small breed of fowl B2 formal

   Relating to or characteristic of a small variety of domestic chicken or other fowl.

   • The farmer raised a flock of bantam chickens.
   • Bantam hens are known for being excellent mothers.
   • She prefers bantam breeds because they require less space.

   🇨🇳矮脚鸡品种

   同义词: diminutivedwarfminiaturesmalltiny

2. Very small B2 informal

   Extremely small in size or stature; diminutive.

   • He drove a bantam car that could fit in tight parking spots.
   • The bantam dog was small enough to carry in a handbag.
   • They lived in a bantam cottage with just two rooms.

   🇨🇳非常小的

   同义词: diminutiveminiminiatureminusculepetitepocket-sizedsmalltinywee

   反义词: colossalenormousgigantichugeimmense

• more bantam comparative form
• most bantam superlative form

A noun referring to any of various small breeds of domestic fowl, often kept for exhibition or as pets.

• 🇨🇳指矮脚鸡，一种体型矮小的家鸡品种，常被饲养用于观赏、展览或作为宠物。

1. Small breed of chicken B2 formal

   Any of various small breeds of domestic fowl, often kept as pets or for exhibition.

   • The farmer keeps a flock of bantams in the backyard.
   • Bantams are popular among poultry enthusiasts for their small size.
   • She showed her prize bantam at the county fair.

   🇨🇳矮脚鸡

2. Small person or thing C1 informal

   A term used to describe someone or something that is very small in size.

   • He's a bantam of a man but has a huge personality.
   • The car is a bantam model, perfect for city driving.
   • Despite being a bantam, she was the strongest on the team.

   🇨🇳矮小的人或物

   同义词: half-pintruntshrimpsmall fry

   反义词: colossusgiant

• bantams plural form
• bantams' possessive plural form
• bantam's possessive singular form