| 释义 |
lit·tle /ˈlɪtl/ a. | ad. | n. | phr.
I (比较级 less /les/ 或 less·er 或 lit·tler, 最高级 least /liːst/ 或 lit·tlest)
a.
1. 小的；矮小的
three little insects 三只小昆虫
a little box 小盒子
Being too little, the girl stood on tiptoe to kiss him. 姑娘个子太矮小，所以踮起脚和他接吻。
2. 幼小的
a little boy 小男孩
He is too little to ride a bicycle. 他年龄太小，还不能骑自行车。
the little Joneses 琼斯家的孩子们
3. 小规模的
a little shopkeeper 小店主
4. (地区)具体而微地像另一城市(或国家)的
This small town is known as little Venice. 这座小城有小威尼斯之称。
little Switzerland 小瑞士 (指景色秀丽似瑞士的地区)
5. 渺小的；微不足道的；细小的；琐碎的
Don't bother me with little things like that. 别以这样的琐事来烦扰我。
Don't exaggerate every little difficulty. 不要夸大每一个微小的困难。
6. (时间、距离)短的
I'll be home in a little while. 我一会儿就回家。
Let me go a little way with you. 让我陪你走一小程。
a little trip 短途旅行
7. (声音)微弱的
a little sob 微弱的啜泣声
8. (心地)狭隘的；量窄的
bigoted men with little minds 心胸偏狭又固执己见的人们
9. [表示亲切]可爱的；讨人喜欢的
She had the sweetest little smiles. 她的笑容十分甜蜜可爱。
10. [表示轻蔑或嫌恶]可恶的，卑鄙的
a dirty little rascal 卑鄙恶劣的家伙
filthy little tricks 肮脏卑鄙的伎俩
So that's your little game. 原来那是你的鬼把戏。
11. [表示否定](数量或程度上)不多的，微少的，少到几乎没有的；[a little] [表示肯定]一些，一点点
I had very little money left. 我没剩下什么钱。
He knows little English. 他不大懂英语。
I had a little money left. 我还剩下一点钱。
He knows a little English. 他懂一点英语。
12. [the little或 what little] 仅有的一点点的
I gave him the little (或 what little) money I had. 我把仅有的一点钱都给了他。
II (less,least)
ad.
1. [表示否定](数量或程度上)微少，少到几乎没有； [a little][表示肯定]稍许，一点儿
I slept little last night. 昨夜我睡得很少。
a house that is so far very little damaged 迄今几乎没受损坏的一座房子
Jones was ill yesterday, and he is little better today. 琼斯昨天病了，今天没怎么好转。
A little more sugar, please. 请再给我一点糖。
He is now a little over fifty. 他今年50岁稍出头一点。
He is a little better today. 他今天健康情况好一些了。
2. [多用在 know, think, imagine, suspect, realize 等动词之前或用在句首] 毫不，一点也不
We little thought that he would harm us. 我们一点也没有想到他会伤害我们。
Little did she know the real situation. 她一点也不知道真实情况。
They cared little for their neighbours. 他们一点也不关心邻居。
3. 难得，不常
I go there very little now. 我现在难得去那儿。
III n.
1. [表示否定](数量或程度的)微少，几乎没有：
Little is known about the author. 作者的情况鲜为人知。
I have seen little of life. 我不谙世故。
2. [a little] [表示肯定]一点，少量
Give me a little, please. 请给我一点。
He knows a little of everything. 他什么都懂一点。
3. [a little]短时间；短距离
Stay here for a little. 在这儿稍待一会儿。
after a little 片刻之后
He walked a little down the road. 他沿公路走了一程。
4. [the little 或 what little] 仅有的一点点
I did the little (或 what little) I could. 我尽了自己仅有的一点力量。
[< OE lÿtel; 与 lÿr few, OHG luzzil, Lith liusti to be sad 有关] phr. by little and little ＝ little by little
in little〈古〉小规模的(地)；微型的(地)
The paragraph is really an essay in little. 这一节实际上是一篇具体而微的小品文。
Leo Tolstoy: an interpretation done in little 列·托尔斯泰简介
little better than 1. 简直和…一样 (坏)
He is little better than a scoundrel. 他简直是个流氓。
2. 并不比…好
He is little better than his brother. 他并不比他的兄弟好。
little by little 一点一点地，逐渐地
His health seems to be improving little by little. 他的健康状况看来正在逐渐好转。
little less than 1. 简直和…一样
It is little less than betrayal. 这不啻是背叛。
2. 几乎达…之多
It cost me little less than ￡80. 这使我花费了几达80镑之多。
3. 几乎和…一样多
She drinks little less than her husband. 她喝酒喝得几乎和她丈夫一样多。
little more than 1. 只是…而已
He's little more than a puppet. 他只是一个傀儡罢了。
2. 只有，仅仅
It took little more than half an hour to reach there. 只不过花了半小时就到达那儿了。
3. 和…几乎一样少
He has made little more money than John. 他挣的钱差不多同约翰的一样少。
little or no (或 little if any) 极微少的，少到几乎没有的
There appears to have been little or no collaboration between them. 他们之间看来互相不通声气。
several terms that require little if any elucidation 几乎不需什么解释的若干词语
little or nothing (或 little if anything) 简直没有什么东西
He had little or nothing to eat. 他简直没有什么东西可吃。
little short of 见 short
make little of 1. 怠慢，轻视
She thought Tom was looking for another way to make little of her. 她认为汤姆是在找别的办法来怠慢她。
2. 把…看得稀松平常
He made little of his saving the drowning boy. 他认为自己救起溺水儿童这件事没有什么了不起。
3. 对…不太理解
I could make little of his instructions. 我对他的指示不太理解。
no little 不少的，许多的
She took no little pains over it. 她在这事上费了很多力气。
not a little 1. 许多 (的)
It has given me not a little trouble. 这给我带来许多麻烦。
He spent not a little on clothes. 他买衣服用去许多钱。
2. 很，十分
He was not a little surprised. 他感到十分惊讶。
quite a little 〈口〉相当多 (的)；相当大的
He knows quite a little about gambling. 他对赌博之道懂得不少。
It gives me quite a little pleasure. 这使我得到不少乐趣。
think little of 1. 不看重；认为…没价值
The critic thought little of the new novel. 评论家认为这本新小说没价值。
2. 认为…算不了什么
Bob thought little of walking three miles to school. 鲍勃认为步行3英里去上学算不了什么。 |