| 词汇 | little |
| 释义 | little adjective uk /ˈlɪt.əl/ us /ˈlɪt̬.əl/ littleadjective (SMALL)A1 small in size or amount: 小的，少的 It came in a little box.它是装在一个小盒子里送来的。 a little dog/nose/room小狗／鼻子／房间 A little old man came into the room.一个小老头走进了房间。 He gave a little smile.他微微笑了笑。 It'll only take a little while to clear up the kitchen.用不了多少时间就能把厨房收拾好。 Synonyms diminutive dinkyinformal exiguousformal infinitesimalformal itsy-bitsyhumorous microscopicinformalhumorous midget mini- miniature minute small(LITTLE) teensyinformal teenyinformal weeScottish English or informal weenyUKinformal not great in size, amount, etc. smallI live in a small town. littleShe's a good little girl. a littleI just want a little ice cream. a little (bit)I was a little bit upset that she ate the last piece of cake. tinyHis body was covered in tiny red spots. a little something a small amount of food or drink: 少量，一点（饮食） I always like to have a little something around eleven o'clock in the morning.我总喜欢在上午11点左右吃点东西。 a present that is not of great value: 小礼物 I want to buy a little something to give to Val when I visit her in hospital.我去医院看瓦尔的时候想给她买个小礼物。 The dog's name was engraved on a little metal disc attached to its collar.狗的名字刻在项圈上吊着的一块金属小圆盘上。 We tried to arrange a ceremony with as little fuss as possible.我们试图安排一个尽可能低调的仪式。 Hyperactive children often have poor concentration and require very little sleep.多动的孩子经常注意力不够集中而且睡觉很少。 Several little boats escorted the sailing ship into the harbour.在数只小船的护航下，帆船驶入海港。 You turn this little knob to adjust the volume. Small baby bijou bite-sized claustrophobically compactly dwarf elfin midget miniaturized missy modestly no/not enough room to swing a catidiom on the large, small, etc. sideidiom S, s sampler scaled-down scrubby shoe box shrunken wee You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Small in number and quantity littleadjective (YOUNG)A1 young: 年幼的;未成熟的 When you were little your hair was really curly.你小的时候头发卷得很厉害。 She was my little (= younger) sister and I took care of her.她是我妹妹，我负责照顾她。 Her little boy (= her young son) isn't well.她的小儿子身体有些不适。 One little girl was clinging onto a cuddly toy.一个小女孩紧紧抱着一只可爱的玩具。 It became clear that he wasn't developing like all the other little boys.显然他没有像其他小男孩那样正常生长发育。 She's always fussing over that son of hers as if he were a little boy.她总是过分宠爱那个儿子，就好像他还是个小孩子一样。 Emily is Sophie's little sister. I lived here when I was little. Describing people who are young adolescent adolescently at your mother's kneeidiom be knee-high to a grasshopperidiom flower fresh-faced juvenility knee-high mother pre-puberty prepubescent pubescent tender tweenager tweener underage ya yoof young yute littleadjective (EMPHASIZE)B2[ before noun ] used to emphasize an opinion that is being given about something or someone: （用于强调对某人或某物的意见）真，确实 That was a nice little suit she was wearing.她穿的那身套装真的很漂亮。 It's not a bad little restaurant, is it?这家饭馆确实不错，是不是？ He's a nasty little man.他可真是个讨厌的家伙。 I'm not interested in all their silly little likes and dislikes. You told Mrs Cooper that it was me who tipped the paint over, didn't you - you nasty little sneak!是你告诉了库珀夫人我打翻了油漆，对吗——你这卑鄙的告密者！ I had a nice little snooze in the back of the car. All you ate was a tiddly little piece of cake.你只吃了很小的一块蛋糕。 You little liar! You know that's not true! Linguistics: very & extreme abjectly absolutely abundantly abundantly clear beyond biblical downright extraordinarily extremely imagine infinitely particularly richly stupefyingly super super-duper super-spectacular superabundantly totally violently littleadjective (UNIMPORTANT)B1[ before noun ] not very important or serious: 不太重要的，不很严重的；微小的，轻微的 I had a little problem with my car, but it's been fixed now.我的车有点小毛病，不过现在已经修好了。 It's often the little things that count the most.常常是一些微不足道的东西发挥的作用最大。 Can I have a little word (= a short discussion about something not very important) with you?我能和你聊几句吗？ Of little or less importance be in/under someone's shadowidiom be neither here nor thereidiom big deal biggie derisory marginal meaningless meaninglessly meaninglessness mere picayune picture piddling piddly piffling unrevolutionary unserious unseriousness venial vestigial GrammarLittle, a little, few, a few (A) little and (a) few are quantifiers meaning ‘some’. Little and few have negative meanings. We use them to mean ‘not as much as may be expected or wished for’. … A little, a few with a noun We use a little with singular uncountable nouns. We use a few with plural countable nouns: … Little, few with a noun We use little with uncountable nouns. We use few with plural countable nouns. They are used in formal contexts: … (A) little, (a) few without a noun We can use (a) little and (a) few as pronouns. We can use them to substitute for a noun when it is obvious from the context: … (A) little of, (a) few of We use of with (a) little and (a) few when they come before articles (a/an, the), demonstratives (this, that), possessives (my, your) or pronouns (him, them): … A little: adverb We use a little as an adverb of degree. It is more formal than a bit: … A little with adjectives, determiners, adverbs We use a little before adjectives and adverbs to modify them. It is more formal than a bit: … Little: adjective We use little as an adjective to mean ‘small’: … Idiomsa little bird told me make little of something little determiner uk /ˈlɪt.əl/ us /ˈlɪt̬.əl/ littledeterminer (NOT ENOUGH)B1 not much or enough: 不多的，不足的，很少的 There seems little hope of a ceasefire.看来停火的希望很渺茫了。 They have very little money.他们手头钱很少。 There's so little choice.可选择的余地太小了。 The new building has little aesthetic value. There's very little communication between mother and daughter . The hut afforded little protection from the elements.这间棚屋几乎不能遮风挡雨。 The money was of little consequence to Tony.这钱对于托尼来说无足轻重。 Too little exercise is a contributory factor in heart disease.缺乏锻炼是引起心脏病的一个因素。 Scarce, inadequate and not enough be at a premiumidiom be thin on the groundidiom chronic shortage dearth dearth of something gold dust insufficiently lack lacking like gold dustidiom long on something and short on somethingidiom lousy peanut scarce scarcity scrubby shortage shortfall shy skinny littledeterminer (SMALL AMOUNT)a little B1 a small amount of something: 少量，些许 This sauce needs a little salt.这种酱汁需要加点盐。 With a little training she could do very well.只要稍加培训她就能做得很好。 Can I give you a little advice?我可以给你提一点建议吗？ not great in size, amount, etc. smallI live in a small town. littleShe's a good little girl. a littleI just want a little ice cream. a little (bit)I was a little bit upset that she ate the last piece of cake. tinyHis body was covered in tiny red spots. Words meaning small pieces and amounts by a noseidiom clipping crumb dab of something dash dollop grain hint ort paring peewee pinch potsherd skinny spark tad thimbleful tidbit tiddler titbit GrammarLittle, a little, few, a few (A) little and (a) few are quantifiers meaning ‘some’. Little and few have negative meanings. We use them to mean ‘not as much as may be expected or wished for’. … A little, a few with a noun We use a little with singular uncountable nouns. We use a few with plural countable nouns: … Little, few with a noun We use little with uncountable nouns. We use few with plural countable nouns. They are used in formal contexts: … (A) little, (a) few without a noun We can use (a) little and (a) few as pronouns. We can use them to substitute for a noun when it is obvious from the context: … (A) little of, (a) few of We use of with (a) little and (a) few when they come before articles (a/an, the), demonstratives (this, that), possessives (my, your) or pronouns (him, them): … A little: adverb We use a little as an adverb of degree. It is more formal than a bit: … A little with adjectives, determiners, adverbs We use a little before adjectives and adverbs to modify them. It is more formal than a bit: … Little: adjective We use little as an adjective to mean ‘small’: … little pronoun, noun uk /ˈlɪt.əl/ us /ˈlɪt̬.əl/ littlepronoun, noun (SMALL AMOUNT)B1[ S ] a small amount: 一点点，一丝 I could only hear a little of what they were saying.他们说的话我只能听到一点。 He does as little as possible at work.他上班时能偷懒就偷懒。 There's not much flour left but you're welcome to the/what little there is.虽然面粉剩得不多了，但你可以随便拿。 We ate a little of the bread. He gave us a little of his money. I already knew a little of what he had to say. She eats as little as she can. You can see what little I have. Words meaning small pieces and amounts by a noseidiom clipping crumb dab of something dash dollop grain hint ort paring peewee pinch potsherd skinny spark tad thimbleful tidbit tiddler titbit littlepronoun, noun (NOT ENOUGH)B1 an amount that is not much or not enough: 不多的，不足的，很少的 We did very little on Sunday.星期天我们没有做太多事情。 Very little of what he said made any sense to me.他说的话我几乎一点儿都不明白。 Unfortunately, little of the artist's work has survived.不幸的是，这位画家的作品几乎无一幸存。 The government has done little or nothing to help the poorest people in this country.政府几乎没有采取任何举措来帮助国内最贫穷的人们。 The little we do know about the people who lived here suggests they had a very sophisticated society.我们对那些曾经在这里生活过的人们知之甚少，但可以确定的是他们当时的社会已经相当成熟。 I spent most of my money in the first week and consequently had very little to eat by the end of the holiday.我在假期的第一周用掉了大部分钱，因此假期快结束时我都没什么吃的了。 Very little of his art appeals to me. Little of what she said seemed relevant. They have done little to improve their situation. We can do very little to help them. Scarce, inadequate and not enough be at a premiumidiom be thin on the groundidiom chronic shortage dearth dearth of something gold dust insufficiently lack lacking like gold dustidiom long on something and short on somethingidiom lousy peanut scarce scarcity scrubby shortage shortfall shy skinny GrammarLittle, a little, few, a few (A) little and (a) few are quantifiers meaning ‘some’. Little and few have negative meanings. We use them to mean ‘not as much as may be expected or wished for’. … A little, a few with a noun We use a little with singular uncountable nouns. We use a few with plural countable nouns: … Little, few with a noun We use little with uncountable nouns. We use few with plural countable nouns. They are used in formal contexts: … (A) little, (a) few without a noun We can use (a) little and (a) few as pronouns. We can use them to substitute for a noun when it is obvious from the context: … (A) little of, (a) few of We use of with (a) little and (a) few when they come before articles (a/an, the), demonstratives (this, that), possessives (my, your) or pronouns (him, them): … A little: adverb We use a little as an adverb of degree. It is more formal than a bit: … A little with adjectives, determiners, adverbs We use a little before adjectives and adverbs to modify them. It is more formal than a bit: … Little: adjective We use little as an adjective to mean ‘small’: … little adverb uk /ˈlɪt.əl/ us /ˈlɪt̬.əl/ littleadverb (SMALL AMOUNT)a little (bit) A2 slightly: 有点儿，微微 I was a little bit worried by what she said.她的话让我有点担心。 little by little B2 slowly or gradually: 一点一点地，逐渐地，渐渐地 Little by little she came to understand why he had behaved the way he did.渐渐地她明白了他为什么会那么做。 littleadverb (NOT MUCH)C1 not much: 不多，很少 She slept very little that night.她那天晚上睡得很少。 a little-known fact鲜为人知的事实 Little did he know what lay in store for him.他几乎一点儿也不知道等待他的将会是什么。 little more/better C2 not much more or better: 多／好不了多少 The wine they gave us was little better than vinegar.他们给我们的葡萄酒比醋好不了多少。 Scarce, inadequate and not enough be at a premiumidiom be thin on the groundidiom chronic shortage dearth dearth of something gold dust insufficiently lack lacking like gold dustidiom long on something and short on somethingidiom lousy peanut scarce scarcity scrubby shortage shortfall shy skinny GrammarLittle, a little, few, a few (A) little and (a) few are quantifiers meaning ‘some’. Little and few have negative meanings. We use them to mean ‘not as much as may be expected or wished for’. … A little, a few with a noun We use a little with singular uncountable nouns. We use a few with plural countable nouns: … Little, few with a noun We use little with uncountable nouns. We use few with plural countable nouns. They are used in formal contexts: … (A) little, (a) few without a noun We can use (a) little and (a) few as pronouns. We can use them to substitute for a noun when it is obvious from the context: … (A) little of, (a) few of We use of with (a) little and (a) few when they come before articles (a/an, the), demonstratives (this, that), possessives (my, your) or pronouns (him, them): … A little: adverb We use a little as an adverb of degree. It is more formal than a bit: … A little with adjectives, determiners, adverbs We use a little before adjectives and adverbs to modify them. It is more formal than a bit: … Little: adjective We use little as an adjective to mean ‘small’: … little | American Dictionarylittle adjective us/ˈlɪt̬·əl/ littleadjective (SMALL)[ -er/-est only ] small in size or amount, or brief in time: She has a little room on the top floor where she works on her computer. They have very little money. It’ll take me a little while longer to get ready. [ -er/-est only ] Little can be used with approving words for emphasis: They have a nice little house. littleadjective (YOUNG)[ -er/-est only ] young: When you were little, you and your brother were always fighting. My little brother/sister (= younger brother or sister) is seven years old. He stayed home from work today because his little boy/girl (= young son or daughter) is sick. littleadjective (NOT IMPORTANT)[ not gradable ] not important or not serious: I had a little problem with my car, but it’s fixed now. little adverb us/ˈlɪt̬·əl/comparativelessus/les/ | superlativeleastus/list/ littleadverb (NOT MUCH)not much: The county has done little to improve the traffic problem. It’s a little-known fact that technically ticks are not insects. a little A little means slightly: She was a little frightened. You’re walking a little too fast for me. little pronoun, noun[ U ] us/ˈlɪt̬·əl/ littlepronoun, noun[U] (SMALL)a small amount: I could understand very little of what he said. a little A little means a small amount of something: "Do we have any sugar left?" "A little." Examples of littlelittle No one seems interested in denying the sway of the market even over modernism's littlest magazines and most avant-garde authors. Once they were developed, there was little doubt that they would be used. The entropy plateaus when the additional markers contribute little additional information. Consensus sequences have limited utility for even moderately variable sites because they preserve little or no information about the variability within the sequences they characterize. Agrarianism had taken up their time, but gained little success. Thus, the king had little opportunity to claim his servitium there; however, this does not mean that the obligation did not exist. He did little to stop the spread of the prosperity gospel. Only in the large does it assume august proportions: but the large does not dignify the little, which is a part of it. The most exigent of moralisms can be tacitly parochialized with little, if any, intentional effort. A little while after this the woman married her lover. However, little attention has been given to the question of precisely how such large-scale political movements bring about changes in a canon of literary texts. There is little or no interest in generalizability. There would be little point in trying to identify a single number as an accurate representation of something this complex. We do not begin our lives as little epistemologists but as crying masses. Production in foreign-owned companies is mostly large-scale with little variation in product types. See all examples of little These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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