小菜 meaning in English
1.(盐或酱腌制的下酒饭的菜蔬) pickled vegetables; pickles
2.[方言] (鱼肉蔬菜) meat, fish and vegetable dishes; common dishes; side dish
3.[口语] (轻而易举的事情) metaphor for a very easy thing to do; easy job
Examples
- He chopped wood to make the fire, dug and weeded the little vegetable patch .
他劈柴，生火，在小菜园里松土并锄草。 - Her mind rushed away instantly to the magnificent tea and coffee service of baltimore silver which the beauforts had sent, and which "went" so perfectly with uncle lovell mingott's trays and side-dishes .
她的心一下子就飞到用巴尔的摩银餐具装好的丰盛的菜点和咖啡上去了。银餐具是鲍富特夫妇送的，与洛弗尔、明格特舅舅的盘子和盛小菜的碟子配在一起，真是“珠联璧合”。 - His teacher said it was a piece of cake
他老师说那是一块儿蛋糕（小菜一碟） 。 - What ' s for dinner ? - oh , something i whipped up
吃什么呢?啊，我随便做了几个小菜。 - Don ' t worry . i can take him . - it ' s not that
哈奇，别担心，他只是小菜一碟-不是的