| 单词 | little |
| 释义 | adjectivedetermineradverb🔑 lit·tleBrE /ˈlɪtl/ NAmE /ˈlɪtl/ adjective [usually before noun ]HELPThe forms littler /ˈlɪtlə (r ) / and littlest /ˈlɪtlɪst / are rare . It is more common to use smaller and smallest . * littler 和 littlest 都很少见，常用的是 smaller 和 smallest。🔑 not big ; small ; smaller than others 小的；比较小的◆ a little house 小房子◆ a little group of tourists 一小群游客◆ a little old lady 一位小老太太◆ the classic little black dress 典雅的黑色小连衣裙◆ 'Which do you want ?' 'I'll take the little one .' “你要哪一个？” “我要那个小的。”◆ She gave a little laugh . 她笑了一笑。◆ (BrE ) We should manage , with a little bit of luck . 我们只要有一点点运气就能应付过去。◆ Here's a little something (= a small present )for your birthday . 这是送给你的生日小礼物。🔑 used after an adjective to show affection or dislike , especially in a patronizingway (= one that suggests that you think you are better than sb )（用在形容词的后面表示喜爱或厌恶，尤指屈尊俯就地）可爱的，可怜的，讨厌的◆ The poor little thing ! It's lost its mother . 这可怜的小家伙！没有了妈妈。◆ What a nasty little man ! 多么令人讨厌的家伙！◆ She's a good little worker . 她是个讨人喜欢的工人。◆ He'd become quite the little gentleman . 他成了颇有风度的绅士了。🔑 young 年幼的；幼小的◆ a little boy /girl 小男孩；小女孩◆ my little brother /sister (= younger brother /sister )我的弟弟/妹妹◆ I lived in America when I was little . 我小时候生活在美国。🔑 (of distance or time 距离或时间) short 短的；近的；短暂的◆ A little while later the phone rang . 过了一小会儿电话响了起来。◆ Shall we walk a little way ? 我们走一小段路好吗？🔑 not important ; not serious 微不足道的；不严重的◆ I can't remember every little detail . 我记不住每一个微小的细节。◆ You soon get used to the little difficulties . 你很快就会习惯这些小小的不便了。▸ little·ness BrE /ˈlɪtlnəs/ NAmE /ˈlɪtlnəs/ noun [U ] ● a little ˈbird told me (informal ) used to say that sb told you sth but you do not want to say who it was （不想说出是谁告诉的）有人告诉我的，不告诉你我是怎么知道的● great /tall ˌoaks from little acorns ˈgrow (saying ) something large and successful often begins in a very small way 参天橡树长自小小橡实；合抱之树，生于毫末● do ˈwonders (for sb /sth )to have a very good effect on sb /sth （为某人或替某事）创造奇迹；产生神奇作用◆ The news has done wonders for our morale . 这消息大大振奋了我们的士气。🔑 lit·tleBrE /ˈlɪtl/ NAmE /ˈlɪtl/ determiner , pronoun 🔑 used with uncountable nouns to mean 'not much' （与不可数名词连用）不多的◆ There was little doubt in my mind . 我心里几乎没有疑问。◆ Students have little or no choice in the matter . 学生在这个问题上很少有或没有选择余地。◆ I understood little of what he said . 我几乎听不懂他讲的。◆ She said little or nothing (= hardly anything )about her experience . 她对自己的经历几乎只字不提。◆ Tell him as little as possible . 尽量少告诉他。🔑 a little used with uncountable nouns to mean 'a small amount' , 'some' （与不可数名词连用）少量的，一些◆ a little milk /sugar /tea 少许牛奶/糖/茶◆ If you have any spare milk , could you give me a little ? 你要是有多余的牛奶，给我一些好吗？◆ I've only read a little of the book so far . 这本书我才读了一小部分。◆ (formal ) It caused not a little /no little (= a lot of )confusion .这事引起了不小的混乱。◆ After a little (= a short time )he got up and left . 过了一会儿他站起来走了。 ● ˌlittle by ˈlittle 🔑 slowly ; gradually 缓慢地；逐渐地；一点一点地◆ Little by little the snow disappeared . 雪渐渐融化了。◆ His English is improving little by little . 他的英语正在逐步提高。🔑 lit·tleBrE /ˈlɪtl/ NAmE /ˈlɪtl/ adverb (less , least ) 🔑 not much ; only slightly 不多；稍许；略微◆ He is little known as an artist . 几乎没人知道他是个艺术家。◆ I slept very little last night . 昨晚我几乎没怎么睡。◆ Little did I know that this spelled the end of my career . 我一点也没想到这会断送了我的职业生涯。🔑 a little (bit )to a small degree 少许；少量；一点◆ She seemed a little afraid of going inside . 她好像有点害怕进去。◆ These shoes are a little (bit ) too big for me .我穿这双鞋太大了一点。◆ (informal ) Everything has become just that little bit harder . 一切都变得有点更艰难了。◆ (formal ) She felt tired and more than a little worried . 她感到既疲劳又非常担忧。a bit / a littleIn BrE it is common to use a bit to mean 'slightly' or 'to a small extent'.英式英语常用 a bit 表示稍微、有点儿：◆These shoes are a bit tight.这鞋有点儿紧。◆I'll be a bit later home tomorrow.明天我要晚点儿回家。◆Can you turn the volume up a bit?你能把音量开大点儿吗？It is more common in NAmE to say a little, or (informal ) a little bit. You can also use these phrases in BrE .美式英语较常用 a little 或 a little bit（非正式），英式英语亦可以这样说：◆These shoes are a little bit too tight.这鞋有点儿紧。◆I'll be a little later home tomorrow.明天我要晚点儿回家。◆Can you turn the volume up a little bit?你能把音量开大点儿吗？ |
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