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little
/lɪtḷ/
(比较级: less, lesser; 最高级: least)
adj.
Small in size, quantity, dignity, or importance. 小的;少的;卑微的;不重要的。
- a little door 一扇小门。
Brief in time. 短时间的。
Young. 少年的。
Not much; barely any; scanty. 没有多少的;几乎没有的;缺乏的。
- He has little hope left. 他没什么希望了。
Petty; trivial; mean. 小器的;琐屑的;卑鄙的。
- We know his little ways. 我们很清楚他的卑鄙作风。
Captivating; endearing. 惹人爱的;可爱的。
短语:
a little (修饰不可数名词,通常有肯定意义)一些。
little..., if any 少得可怜的;几乎没有的。
but little 只有少许的;几乎没有的。
go but a little way to 差得远;不充分;不足够。
(my) little man 少爷(对男子的尊称)。
(my) little woman 姑娘(对女子的尊称)。
no little 不少的;相当多的。
some little 少许(些微)的。
the little 不重要的人;微不足道的东西。
adv.
In a small degree; not much. 略有;稍微。
Not at all. 毫不;并不;(用于know, think等动词之前)。
- He little knows the result of his actions. 他毫不知其行动之结果为何。
短语:
little better than 并不比...好;同样差劲。
little less than 和...大小(数量)差不多。
little more than 并不少于...;不过是...。
little short of 几近于...。
n.
That which is small in size, quantity, etc. 少许;少量。
- Little is known of it. 此事只有少许为人所知。
A short time. 一会儿。
短语:
little by little 慢慢地;逐渐地。
in little 小规模地;小型地;缩小地;缩图地。
little if anything 几乎没有(东西)。(= little or nothing)
little or nothing 几乎没有(东西)。(= little if anything)
make little of 轻视;小看;侮蔑。
not a little 不少;很;非常地。
think little of 轻视;对...不在乎。
what little (the little that) one can (某人)所能得到的(做的;尽到)的一点。
习语:
little magazine (review) 小型而非营利性质的文艺杂志。
Little Neddy 【英】小经会(全国经济发展委员会下一批工业委员会之一,经济发展委员会之一)。
little people (folk) 仙子们;侏儒。
Little Russia 小俄罗斯(乌克兰及其边缘地区)。
Little Russian 小俄罗斯的;小俄罗斯(语)(的)。
little theater 【美】【加】小剧场(非营业性实验剧场);小型戏剧;业余戏剧。
little toe 小趾。
little woman 【口】妻子;内人。
衍生词:
n. littleness.
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
little¹
/ˈlɪtəl/
determiner
1. (not much) (数量上)微少的, 不多的
- We have little money to spare. 我们攒不下多少钱。
with little difficulty 轻而易举地
too little 太少的
- The business closed as it made too little profit. 该公司因盈利太少而倒闭。
very little 很少
- We've got very little time. 我们没有多少时间。
2. a little
(some) (数量上)少许, 一点儿
- Add a little milk to the mixture. 往混合物中加少许牛奶。
- Mrs Caan needs a little help getting her groceries home. 卡安太太需要有人帮把手将食品杂货拿回家。
idiom:
no littleornot a little<正式> 不少的;许多的;相当多的
- She surveyed her handiwork with no little pride. 她相当自豪地打量着自己的手工制品。
quite a little 相当大;相当多;非常可观
- It may take quite a little time to finish the job. 完成这项工作可能需要相当长的时间。
little²
/ˈlɪtəl/
adj.
1. (small) (尺寸、数量)小的, 少的
(indicating approval) (表示肯定)一些, 一点点
(indicating disapproval) (表示否定)不多的, 少到几乎没有的
- a little old lady 一个身材娇小的老太太
- What a dear little puppy! 一只多么可爱的小狗啊!
- What a horrid little man! 多么讨厌的小男人!
- a little town 一座小城
2. (young) 幼小的;年幼的
- I was a skinny little kid. 我当时是个很瘦的小孩。
sb's little brother/sister 某人的弟弟/妹妹
the little ones
(children) 儿童;小家伙;小孩子
(younger children) 年龄较小的儿童
3. (short) (时间、距离、事件等)短的, 短暂的
- After lunch we went for a little stroll. 午饭后我们出去走了一小会儿。
a little while 一会儿
a little while longer 再长一点时间
a little way 一点点路;不远
- Just go down the road a little way. 只有沿着这条路往前走一点点。
to have a little talk 谈一谈
4. (restrained) 快速的;轻微的;稍微的
- She gave a little cry of astonishment. 她轻轻惊叫了一声。
5. (unimportant) 微不足道的;细小的;琐碎的
- There are a few little details to finalize. 还有几个小的细节需要落实一下。
- Harry would often get angry over little things. 哈利经常因为一些小事情发脾气。
- We had a little disagreement, that's all. 我们只是有一点儿小分歧而已。
6. (in miniature) (某一地区或区域)小的, 微型的
- Little Italy 小意大利
idiom:
a little bit
(a small amount) 一点儿;少量;少许
- There's a little bit left over. 还剩了一点儿。
a little bit of sth 一点儿…
(slightly) 轻微地;稍微
- We went a little bit further. 我们向前又走了一点路。
- He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction. 他有点儿害怕父亲的反应。
sb's little game 某人的小算盘;某人的鬼把戏
- So that's his little game! 这么说, 那就是他的小算盘啦!
little³
/ˈlɪtəl/
adv.
1. (not much) 很少;不多;不常
a little-known fact 一个鲜为人知的事实
very little 很少
as little as possible 尽量少地
2. a little
(slightly) (与形容词或副词连用)轻微地, 稍微
- I may be a little late for the meeting. 我开会可能会迟到几分钟。
- She seems a little better this morning. 她今天早上似乎好了一些。
3. a little
(for a short time) (与动词连用)一会儿
- We rested a little, then went on. 我们休息了一会儿, 然后继续。
4. <书面> (not at all, hardly) 毫不;几乎不
- She little knew how soon that time would come. 她几乎不知道那个时刻什么时候会到来。
- Little did John think that his secret had already been discovered. 约翰根本没想到他的秘密已经被发现。
idiom:
not a little<正式> 有点儿;稍微
- She was not a little upset when she found out what had happened. 她查明发生了什么事情之后感到有些沮丧。
quite a little 相当;非常;十分
- The weather's going to be quite a little colder by the weekend. 到周末时天气会变得相当冷。
little⁴
/ˈlɪtəl/
pron.
1. (not much) 少量;少许;片刻
- Little is known about his childhood. 人们对他的童年所知甚少。
very little 很少;微乎其微
- I know very little about personal finance. 我对个人理财知之甚少。
little of sth 几乎没有…;微乎其微的…
- Little of the film was shot in the studio. 这部电影几乎没有在摄影棚里进行拍摄。
2. a little
(a small amount) 少量;一点儿;少许
- How much would you like?—Just a little. 您想要多少?——只要一点儿。
- Try to persuade her to eat a little. 劝她吃点儿东西吧。
a little of sth 一点…;少量…
- Pour a little of the sauce over the chicken. 在鸡肉上浇少量调味汁。
idiom:
little by little 一点一点地;逐步
to think little of sth/sb
(pay little attention to) 不在意某事物/某人;不看重某事物/某人
(regard as routine) 认为某事物/某人算不了什么;没把某事物/某人当回事
(have a low opinion of) 认为某事物/某人没有价值;认为某事物/某人不重要;轻视某事物/某人
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
little
/ˈlɪtl/
a.
小的;少的
ad.
很少;难得
n.
微少;没有多少;几乎没有
- 英语>简体中文, 高中课标词汇
little
n. 小的,细小的,少的
- 英语>简体中文, 中医大词典
little
adj.(形容词) lit.tler 或 less [lµs] 也作 less.er [lµs“…r] lit.tlest 或 least [l¶st]
1. Small in size: 狭小的:尺寸小的:
- a little dining room.See Synonyms at &b{small} 一间小饭厅参见 small
2. Short in extent or duration; brief: 短:限度或期限短;简短:
- There is little time left. 只有很短的时间了
3. Small in quantity or degree: 少:数量或程度小:
- little money. 一点儿钱
4. Unimportant; trivial: 小的:不重要的;琐碎的:
- a little matter. 小事
5. Narrow; petty: 狭隘的:小气的;心地狭窄的:
- mean little comments; a little mind consumed with trivia. 恶意而狭隘的评论;为琐事而耗费的狭隘心胸
6. Without much power or influence; of minor status. 卑微的:没有多少权力或影响的;地位低下的
7. Being at an early stage of growth; young: 幼小的:处于成长初级阶段的;年轻的:
- a little child. 一个小孩
adv.(副词) less, least
1. Not much; scarcely: 很少地:没有多少;几乎不:
- works long hours, sleeping little. 长时间工作,睡眠很少
2. Not in the least; not at all: 一点也不;根本不:
- They little expected such a generous gift. 他们根本没料到会有那么丰盛的礼物
n.(名词)
1. A small quantity or amount: 少量:份量或数量小的:
- Give me a little. 给我一点儿
2. Something much less than all: 很少:比总数少很多的某物:
- I know little of their history. 他们的历史我知道得很少
3. A short distance or time: 短距离,短时间:
- a little down the road; waited a little. 走了一小段路;等了一会儿

习惯用语:
a little
Somewhat; a bit: 一点儿:
- felt a little better. 感觉好了一点
little by little
By small degrees or increments; gradually. 逐渐地:慢慢地或逐渐增长地;渐渐地
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
little
adj. 小的,不多的,短暂的,渺小的;n. 少量,没有多少,短时间
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
little
n. 升
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉机械大词典
little
adj.
小的, 幼小的, 矮小的
- What a pretty little house it is! 多么小巧玲珑的房子啊!
- She was beautiful when she was little. 她小时候很漂亮。
(时间、距离)短的
- She stayed here only a little while. 她在这里只停留了很短的时间。
- I have little time for reading. 我几乎没有时间看书。
琐碎的, 微不足道的
- A few little things apart, I am very pleased with the result. 撇开一些小事不谈, 我对这结果很满意。
pron.
少量, 些许
adv.
少到几乎没有, 毫不, 难得, 很少
- Little does he know what trouble he's in. 他对自己身处何种麻烦茫无所知。
- I go there very little. 我很少去那里。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
little1
(adjective 形容词)
小的
SEE参阅 small.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
little1
a little 'bird told me (that …) (spoken)
I have heard about sth but I do not want to say who told me 有人私下告诉我;消息灵通的人告诉我:
A little bird told me you might be applying for another job. Is that true? 我听说你可能正在另找工作,是真的吗?
‘How did you know I was getting married?’ ‘Oh, a little bird told me.’ “你怎么知道我快结婚了?”“哦,我有耳报神。”
,little by 'little
slowly; gradually 慢慢地;逐渐地;一点一点地:
Her English is improving little by little. 她的英语水平正在逐步提高。
Little by little she began to feel better. 她渐渐地感觉好点儿了。
make 'little of sth
treat sth as unimportant or less important than expected 不重视;对……不以为意;贬低:
She made little of all the problems in the department and said everything was all right. 她对部门里所有的问题都不以为意,说一切都很好。
hardly understand sth 理解不了;不太明白:
I read the article on the relationship between physics and art, but I’m afraid I could make little of it.我读了这篇讨论物理学和艺术关系的文章,但遗憾的是我理解不了。
more than a little ex'cited, 'shocked, etc.
quite or very excited, shocked, etc. 非常兴奋﹙或吃惊等﹚ :
Peter was more than a little disappointed not to be chosen for the team. 彼得因为没有被选进队里而非常失望。
I was more than a little surprised to see it still there two days later. 两天后我发现它还在那儿,这使我非常吃惊。
twist/wind/wrap sb around/round your little'finger (informal)
be able to persuade or influence sb very easily, usually because they like you ﹙通常因对方喜欢自己而﹚任意摆布某人,随便左右某人:
I can twist my parents round my little finger. 我总能让父母顺从我。
great/tall oaks from little acorns grow 另见oaks
little/no better than 另见better
little by little=bit by bit 另见bit
little/nothing short of sth 另见short
(it’s) no/small/little wonder (that) … 另见wonder
of little/no account 另见account
precious few/little 另见precious
to little/no avail 另见avail
to little/good/some/no purpose 另见purpose
英语>简体中文, 英语习语词典
little1
adj.
(less [les], lesser; least [li:st])
小的
(人物或动物)幼小的; 小得可爱的
矮小的
心地狭窄的; 孩子似的
短(暂)的
琐碎的; 微不足道 的; 渺小的(还含有可怜、轻蔑的感情)
[表示否定语气]很少的; 甚微的; 几乎没有; [a little][表示肯定的语气]一些, 一点点
卑鄙的
小规模的
无影响力的
微弱的, 不强的
- a little garden 小花园
- the little Smiths 史密斯家的小孩子们
- a little woman 身材矮小的女人; [美俚]妻子
- an old lady with a little mind 心胸狭窄的老太婆
- stay a little while 稍停一会儿
- go a little way with sb. 陪某人走一段路
- Look at that poor little child. 瞧那个可怜的小孩。
- How are the little ones? 孩子们好吗?
- Don't worry about little things. 别为琐事烦恼。
- I gave him the little moneythat I had saved. 我把节省下来的一点钱都给他了。
- I took no little pains over it. 这事我花了不少力气。
- A little care would have prevented it. 稍微当心一点, 这种事情就不会发生。
- There is (but) little hope. 没有什么希望。 (比较: There is a little hope. 还有一点希望。)
- There is (but) little time left. 没剩下多少时间了。(比较 Don't worry, we still have a little time. 别担心, 我们还有一点时间呢。)
- She knows little [a little] English 他不懂[懂一点]英语。
- Why do you come to me with every little difficulty? 你为什么有一点小麻烦便来找我?
little2
adv.
[肯定用法, 加冠词a]一点, 稍许
[否定用法, 无冠词]少; 一点也不; 几乎不
[用于know, imagine, dream, suspect, think, believe, care, guess 等动词之前]毫不
- read a little 读一点
- feel a little cold 觉得有点冷
little3
n.
一点点
短时间; 短距离
[肯定用法, 表示程度、数量的]小, 少
- know a little of everything 什么都懂一点

继承用法
little-Abner
n.
轻便小型防空警戒雷达
little-Joe
n.
由发射处的无线电控制的近炸信管炸弹
little-known
adj.
不出名的
a little at a time
每次少许
A little is better than none.
聊胜于无。
after a little
过了一会儿
but little
只一点点
by little and little (= little by little)
慢慢地, 一点一点地
come to little
没有结果, 终于失败
Every little helps.
[谚]点点滴滴都起作用。
Every little makes.
[谚]积少成多。
for a little
一会儿
from little up
[美]从幼年起
go for very little [nothing]
无足轻重, 一场空
in little
小规模地; 小型地
make little of
不重视; 不以...为意
Many a little makes a mickle.
积少成多, 集腋成裘。
no little
许多
not a little
许多; 很
quite a little
[美口]大量, 丰富
the little
小人物们, 无足轻重的人
仅有的一点
think little of
不重视; 不在乎; 对...不踌躇
little better [less] than
和...一样, 半斤八两
little go
[英](剑桥大学)学士学位的小考
L-Hours
(天主教的)日间例行祷告课
little more than
和...无差别[一样]
little or nothing (= little if anything)
简直没有

参考词汇
见<a href="bword://small">small</a>;
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
little
小;一點;一些
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 电机工程名词
little
/ˈlɪtəl/
1. 限定词 You use little to indicate that there is only a very small amount of something. You can use "so," "too," and "very" in front of little. 微少的
- I had little money and little free time. 我没什么钱,也很少有空闲时间。
- I find that I need very little sleep these days. 我觉得我现在需要的睡眠很少。
2. 数量词 Little is also a quantifier. 一点 [QUANT 'of' def-n]
- Little of the existing housing is of good enough quality. 现有的住房中少有质量够好的。
3. 代词 Little is also a pronoun. 少量
- He ate little, and drank less. 他吃得不多,喝得更少。
- In general, employers do little to help the single working mother. 总的来说,雇主很少帮助那些工作的单身妈妈们。
4. 副词 Little means not very often or to only a small extent. 不多 [ADV with v]
- On their way back to Marseille they spoke very little. 在他们回马赛的路上,他们说话不多。
5. 限定词 A little of something is a small amount of it, but not very much. You can also say a very little. 一点儿
- Mrs. Caan needs a little help getting her groceries home. 凯恩夫人需要一点儿帮助才能把杂货弄回家。
- A little food would do us all some good. 吃一点儿东西会对我们大家都有些好处。
6. 代词 Little is also a pronoun. 一点儿
- They get paid for it. Not much. Just a little. 他们拿到工资了。不太多,就一点点。
7. 数量词 Little is also a quantifier. 一点
- Pour a little of the sauce over the chicken. 往鸡肉上倒一点调料。
8. 副词 If you do something a little, you do it for a short time. 一小会儿 [ADV after v]
- He walked a little by himself in the garden. 他在花园里独自散了会儿步。
9. 副词 A little or a little bit means to a small extent or degree. (程度上) 有点
- He complained a little of a nagging pain between his shoulder blades. 他抱怨说他的肩胛之间有点持续的疼痛。
- He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction. 他有点害怕他父亲的反应。
little
/ˈlɪtəl/
(littler,littlest)
副词
1. 形容词 Little things are small in size. Little is slightly more informal than . (尺寸) 小的
- We sat around a little table, eating and drinking wine. 我们围坐在一张小桌子旁吃饭、喝酒。
2. 形容词 You use little to indicate that someone or something is small, in a pleasant and attractive way. 小巧的 [ADJ n]
- She's got the nicest little house not far from the library. 她在离图书馆不远处有座最漂亮的小房子。
- ...a little old lady. …一位娇小的老太太。
3. 形容词 Your little sister or brother is younger than you are. 年纪小的 [ADJ n]
- Whenever Daniel's little sister was asked to do something she always had a naughty reply. 每次让丹尼尔的小妹妹做点事情,她总是有调皮的回应。
4. 形容词 A little distance, period of time, or event is short in length. (时间、距离、比赛) 短的 [ADJ n]
- Just go down the road a little way, turn left, and cross the bridge. 只沿着公路走一小段距离,向左转,然后跨过那座桥。
- Why don't we just wait a little while and see what happens. 我们何不就等一小会儿,看看发生什么事。
5. 形容词 A little sound or gesture is quick. (声音或动作) 迅速的 [ADJ n]
- I had a little laugh to myself. 我暗自笑了笑。
6. 形容词 You use little to indicate that something is not serious or important. 微小的 [ADJ n]
- ...irritating little habits. …恼人的小习惯。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典
little, few, several
这几个词用作形容词时均含“少量的”之意。
little → 只修饰不可数名词,含否定意义。
few → 只修饰可数名词的复数形式,侧重指数量非常少,给人一种模糊概念,含否定意义。
several → 修饰可数名词的复数形式,指至少有3个,但不会超过5、6个。
英语>简体中文, 英语同义词辨析词典
little, small, tiny, minute, miniature
这些形容词均有“小的”之意。
little → 指在体积、数量、距离、年龄、身材等方面比正常的小,多带主观感情色彩,含小而可爱或小巧的意味。
small → 多指数量、面积、体积、价值、数字或意义等的小或少,指略小于正常的大小。
tiny → 强调与同类或其他物体比较,小得超出正常比例,有时带强烈的感情色彩。
minute → 指小得难看见,有时需用显微镜才看得见。
miniature → 指由正常体积微缩的物体。
英语>简体中文, 英语同义词辨析词典