1. | 小的；比较小的not big; small; smaller than others |
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。 | |
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。 |
2. | （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used after an adjective to show affection or dislike, especially in a patronizing way(= one that suggests that you think you are better than sb) |
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。 |
3. | 年幼的；幼小的young |
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。 |
4. | 短的；近的；短暂的short |
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？ |
5. | 微不足道的；不严重的not important; not serious |
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。 |
1. | （与不可数名词连用）不多的used with uncountable nouns to mean ‘not much’ |
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。 |
2. | （与不可数名词连用）少量的，一些used with uncountable nouns to mean ‘a small amount’, ‘some’ |
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。 | |
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。 |
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。 |
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。 |
1. | 不多；稍许；略微not much; only slightly |
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。 |
2. | a little (bit) 少许；少量；一点to a small degree |
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。 | |
Everything has become just that little bit harder. 一切都变得更艰难了。 | |
She felt tired and more than a little worried. 她感到既疲劳又非常担忧。 |
