| [/ˈlɪtl; ˋlɪtl/] adj [usu attrib 通常作定语] (Thecomparative and superlative forms, littler [/ˈlɪtlə(r); ˋlɪtlɚ/] and littlest [/ˈlɪtlɪst; ˋlɪtlɪst/] 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. ) 用法:
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. 用法:
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? 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
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?＇｀我要小包.＇ =>Usage at small 用法见small. 用法:
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 2
[/ˈlɪtl; ˋlɪtl/] 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 3
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 4
adv 用法:
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. 用法:
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 hardly anything 几乎无:
She said little or nothing about her experience. 她对自己的经历没怎麽透露. make little of sth (a) = make light of sth (light3).
(b) understand or read hardly anything of sth 不明白; 看不懂:
It's in Chinese I can make little of it. 这是中文--我一点儿都不懂. Cf 参看 less. little 5
[/ˈlɪtl; ˋlɪtl/] a little indef det (used with [U] ns 与不可数名词连用) a small amount (of sth); some but not much 少量; 些微; 稍许:
a little milk, sugar, tea, etc 少许牛奶、 糖、 茶等 *
Could you give a little more attention to spelling? 你稍微多注意一下拼写好吗? *
I need a little help to move these books. 我需要人来帮点忙搬这些书. *
It caused not a little (ie a great deal of) confusion. 这事引起很大混乱. |