ittle
adj[usu attrib 通常作定语]
(Thecomparative and superlative forms, littler and littlest are rare. It is more common to use smaller, smallest. 此词的比较级和最高级罕用littler和littlest而常用smaller和smallest. )
1 not big; small 小的: six little puppies 六只小狗
a little coffee-table 小咖啡桌
a little movement of impatience 不耐烦的小动作
a little group of tourists 一小批游客
There's a little mark on your sleeve. 你的袖子上有一小块污迹.
a house with a little garden 带小花园的房子
little holes to let air in 通气的小孔.
2 (of distance or time) short (指距离或时间)短的
It's only a little way now. 现在没多远了.
You may have to wait a little while. 你可能得等上一小会儿.
Shall we go for a little walk? 散会儿步好吗?
3 (used usu after nice, pretty, sweet, nasty, etc to express the speaker's feeling of affection, pleasure, annoyance, etc 通常用於nice、 pretty、 sweet、 nasty等之後表示亲切、 快乐、 嫌恶等)
a nice little room 玲珑的房间
a sweet little child 长得很甜的孩子
a funny little restaurant 古里古怪的餐厅
What a nasty little man! 多麽讨人厌的家伙!
A (dear) little old lady helped me find my way. 有位(可亲)可敬的老太太帮我找到路了.
There's a little shop on the corner that sells bread. 街角上有那麽个卖面包的 子.
4 not important; insignificant 不重要的; 不足道的: a little mistake 小错
We only had a little snack at lunchtime. 我们午饭只吃了一点小吃.
5 young 幼小的: I had curly hair when I was little. 我小时候是鬈发.
My little (ie younger) brother is 18. 我弟弟18岁.
6 small when compared with others (相比之下)小的
one's little finger 小指
the little hand of the clock 钟的短针
`Which packet would you prefer?' `I'll take the little one.' `你喜欢哪一包?'`我要?quot;?' =>Usage at small 用法见small.
7 (idm 习语) big, etc oaks from little acorns grow => oak. in little (fml 文) on a small scale 小规模地. a little bird told me (that...) (joc 谑) I know but will not tell you how, or from whom, I know 我知道, 但我不告诉你我是怎麽知道的. twist sb round one's little finger => twist.
little indef det (used with [U]
ns 与不可数名词连用) a small amount (of sth); not enough 小量的; 不足的; 不多的
I have very little time for reading. 我没有多少时间看书.
We had little rain all summer. 一夏天几乎没下雨.
There's little point in telling her now. 现在告诉她已没有什麽意义了. =>Usage at much1 用法见much1. little indef pron (used as a n when preceded by the 在the之後, 用作名词) a small amount 些少; 少量
Little of the music was recognizable. 那音乐差不多都难於辨识.
I understood little of what he said. 他说的我只听懂一点儿.
We read a lot of poetry at school I remember very little now. 我们上学时念过不少诗--现在我记得的所剩无几.
The little that I have seen of his work is satisfactory. 他的工作就我所见的那一小部分而言是令人满意的. little adv
1 not much; only slightly 些少; 稍许
He is little known as an artist. 他是个不出名的艺术家.
She left little more than an hour ago. 她离开一个多钟头了.
I slept very little last night. 昨晚我睡得很少.
Little does he know (ie He doesn't know) what trouble he's in. 他对自己所处何种地步茫无所知.
2 (idm 习语) ,little by `little making progress slowly, gradually 一点一点地; 逐渐地
Little by little the snow disappeared. 雪渐渐消失.
His English is improving little by little. 他的英语渐有提高. ,little or `nothing hard...
🔁 扩展释义
*['litl]n. 一点点, 少许, 一会儿, 短时间a. 小的, 很少的, 幼小的, 琐碎的, 短暂的, 矮小的ad. 很少, 稍微, 完全不相关词组: take no little pains over sth give sb not a little trouble be not a little bewildered set little by think little of not a little little by little make little of a little after a little for a little in little little or nothing